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What we mean by sexual orientation and gender identity
Sexual orientation is the way you identify yourself – through desires, feelings and sexual activity, whether that’s towards people of the same sex or opposite sex from you. Gender identity is rooted less in physical identity, and refers to the way you identify with and express yourself in masculine and/or feminine notions of identity.
When talking about issues of sexual identity we often use the term LGBTI: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex. But we acknowledge that individuals may define their sexual identity in ways not limited to just these terms – and terms to describe sexual orientation and gender identity vary widely from culture to culture.
LGBTI rights are human rights, protected by international law
"We should all speak out when someone is arrested or imprisoned because of who they love or how they look. This is one of the great neglected human rights challenges of our time." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, April 2013
What we mean by sexual orientation and gender identity
Sexual orientation is the way you identify yourself – through desires, feelings and sexual activity, whether that’s towards people of the same sex or opposite sex from you. Gender identity is rooted less in physical identity, and refers to the way you identify with and express yourself in masculine and/or feminine notions of identity.
When talking about issues of sexual identity we often use the term LGBTI: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex. But we acknowledge that individuals may define their sexual identity in ways not limited to just these terms – and terms to describe sexual orientation and gender identity vary widely from culture to culture.
LGBTI rights are human rights, protected by international law
"We should all speak out when someone is arrested or imprisoned because of who they love or how they look. This is one of the great neglected human rights challenges of our time." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, April 2013