What exists in every corner of the world, embraced and celebrated in some countries, but is illegal in 76; What is hidden for fear of public shame, imprisonment, torture, or in seven countries even; even the death penalty. What tears families apart, what makes people confront brutal violence on a daily basis, what simple trait gets people treated as second class citizens, everywhere they go; what gets children kicked out of homes, students bullied and expelled from schools, and workers fired from jobs without warning, What has existed in every country throughout history, that some people still consider, abnormal. The answer; being gay, being lesbian, bisexual, transgender. All over the world millions of people face violence and discrimination just for being who they are. Every nation is obligated by international human rights law, to protect all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, people from torture discrimination and violence. The United Nations has one simple message to the millions of LGBT people around the world, you are not alone, you, are not alone. LGBT rights are human rights, LGBT rights, are human rights. Together we will build a world. We will build a world, that is free, and equal. read more
