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LGBTQ Lives in Conflict and Crisis
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February 7, 2023
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Global threats against LGBTQ people and women are multiplying. Coordinated ultraconservative movements that ideologically oppose same-sex relationships and gender diversity are galvanizing global support among legislators and across civil society, and some groups resort to violence in their efforts to cement a compulsory cisgender, heterosexual norm. These threats inject urgency into the imperative to address conflict-related gender-based violence against LGBTQ people.
This briefing paper focuses primarily on crises that are under the purview of the UN Security Council, including armed conflict within and across member states’ borders and protracted humanitarian crises involving state and non-state actors. It presents an overview of how LGBTQ individuals are uniquely affected by armed conflict and crises and interrogates the current lack of LGBTQ inclusion in peace and security discussions and policymaking. Finally, it offers recommendations for a gender-transformative approach to the peace and security agenda, one that recognizes the root causes of violence against both women and LGBTQ people of all genders and fully integrates their voices and experiences.
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