Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual Rights

Cluster Responsible: Koen Lemmens

It is becoming ever more important for any professional to have an understanding of Human Rights. Human Rights provide a common language and help understand struggles of minority groups for equality, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. At the same time, discussions about LGBTI rights provide a unique opportunity and prism through which concepts of Human Rights, including universalism, non-discrimination, conflicting rights can be examined.

As a very current and controversial issue, whether that’s the UK threatening to withhold aid to Uganda, France proposing to open marriage to same-sex couples, the UN passing the first resolution on human rights violations against transgender people or Belgrade cancelling a Pride march, LGBTI and human receives quite some media attention and has come to the forefront of public debate resulting in often polarised viewpoints.  It is therefore crucial for professionals from all disciplines and sectors interested in Human Rights to understand the developments, implications and to be able to analyse them and apply in their professional life. 

Target group:

Geared towards graduate students and young professionals with no or limited background knowledge in the topic area but the desire to develop a deeper understanding of Human Rights and the many ways they affect people’s lives.

Programme Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual Rights: