As Parliamentarians we need to create laws that safeguard the rights of all individuals, including LGBTI persons, and ensure that their life, physical integrity, morals, and freedoms are respected. Parliamentarians for Global Action has an important task of sharing these experiences and lessons with other Parliaments around the world.
Your role as parliamentarians in supporting implementation of the SDGs through enactment of legislation, adoption of budgets and ensuring accountability is explicitly recognized in Agenda 2030.
Advancing the rights and inclusion of all individuals, including LGBTI people, is the responsibility of all parliamentarians.
This section discusses some of the many ways that you can take action to safeguard LGBTI rights in your different roles and in different contexts.
Enact comprehensive laws that specifically prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.
Promote equality and non-discrimination and advocate for action on issues of concern and urgency for LGBTI people in the community and with constituents.
Ensure that national budgets allocate adequate resources to programmes and policies that address the needs of LGBTI people in all their diversity.
Promote dialogue and tolerance among fellow parliamentarians to address discrimination and exclusion on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
"Our goal as Parliamentarians is to insist that Parliament formulates legislation in accordance with international law and obligations that our States have signed and ratified."
Constructive dialogue with civil society organizations leads to trust-building on both sides, which is an essential pillar of information and data sharing in cases of violence and abuse.
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