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To protect LGBTQ+ people's health, protect LGBTQ+ people's rights

Ahead of IDAHOBIT (17 May) and Pride Month (June), UNAIDS is calling on governments everywhere to protect the human rights of LGBTQ+ people.

The realization of human rights for all people, including LGBTQ+ people, is an integral part of achieving universal HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Progress towards the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 has been powered by progress in protecting human rights. But laws, policies and practices that punish, discriminate against and stigmatize people obstruct access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care.

The recent, well-coordinated and well-funded global pushback against rights is a threat to everyone’s health. In response to this threat, the AIDS movement and allies are “pushing back against the pushback", reminding world leaders of their commitments to uphold all human rights for all people. As communities across the world stand up for rights, the United Nations is not only on their side but by their side.

UNAIDS stands with LGBTQ+ people everywhere who are facing hate, discrimination and marginalization and calls for an end to their criminalization.

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Amplifying the voices of the LGBTQ+ communities around the world 

UNAIDS is launching a series of communications activities to amplify the voices and efforts of the LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.  

Together, we can build bridges, dismantle barriers, and create a world where everyone is protected and respected. 

Join us on social media to amplify these messages. Tag @UNAIDS and use the official hashtags: #RightsEqualsHealth #endAIDS  

PRESS STATEMENT

UNAIDS calls for the protection of human rights on the International Day to End Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)

GENEVA, 15 May 2024—Ahead of IDAHOBIT, commemorated worldwide on 17 May, UNAIDS is calling on governments everywhere to protect the human rights of LGBTQ+ people. Protecting the human rights of every person, UNAIDS research shows, is essential for protecting public health, because it enables inclusive and equitable access to health services without discrimination.

The movement for human rights for all has made important progress. For example, whereas, at the start of the AIDS pandemic, most countries criminalized LGBTQ+ people, now two thirds of countries do not.