LGBTIQA+ phobia

LGBTIQA + phobia

LGTBIQA + is the acronym for Lesbian, Gay , Trans ( *), Bisexual, Queer , Intersex , Asexual and others. These are non- cisheteronormative groups or groups that break the sex and/or gender binary and that, for these same reasons, have historically been subject to discrimination, oppression and violence.

Currently there is still a worrying LGBTIQA+phobia – fear or rejection of people from this group – which often comes from people and other times is institutionalized discrimination by States. These are some figures:

Currently, 61 UN Member States criminalize homosexuality by law with penalties ranging from economic sanctions and custodial sentences to the death penalty, and 2 States criminalize it de facto.
The death penalty for consensual same-sex sexual acts is still imposed in 6 UN Member States (Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, 12 States of Northern Nigeria and Yemen) and there are another 5 States (Pakistan , Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Somalia) where this penalty is still possible.
In at least 42 United Nations Member States there are legal restrictions on freedom of expression on issues related to sexual and gender diversity;
At least 51 United Nations Member States have legal restrictions on the registration or operation of civil society organizations that work on sexual and gender diversity issues;
Only 28 United Nations Member States allow same-sex marriage, in addition to one non-United Nations Member State and 30 non-independent territories that also offer legal marriage equality;
Between January 1, 2008 and September 30, 2019, 3,314 murders against trans people were reported in 74 countries around the world.

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