LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Global Development

Event Description: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people across the globe experience discrimination and exclusion due to their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). In many countries across the world, LGBTI people lack legal protections and regulations that can underpin their inclusion and effective participation in social, economic, civil, and political spaces. In the absence of inclusive and protective legal frameworks, LGBTI people continue to face structural barriers and lack equal access to education, health, employment, and social and political participation, and consequently, socioeconomic development opportunities. Evidence from various parts of the world increasingly suggests that legal and structural barriers to LGBTI people’s inclusion in social and economic spaces are resulting in poor development and economic outcomes.

This webinar panel will bring together experts from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) to discuss the global and regional trends and challenges to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) inclusion and the emerging efforts by multilateral development banks (MDBs) to foster LGBTI-inclusive development.

Preregistration for this event is required.