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THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND LGBT INCLUSION
When the United Nations decided to create a set of global goals to end poverty
and inequality by 2030, equality groups pushed for the rights and needs oflesbian, gay, bi and trans people to be taken into account. The result,
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was agreed in 2015 andsigned onto by 193 governments on the basis that they apply to everyone,
everywhere and will ‘leave no one behind’. Although at Stonewall we think
the SDGs could have gone further by explicitly calling for LGBT equality, we
recognise their exciting potential to advance equality for all.
The ‘leave no one behind’ principle is especially relevant for LGBT people, who have been
repeatedly left behind by national and international development initiatives. Discriminatory laws,
projects that don’t acknowledge their specific needs and negative social attitudes have all combined
to hold LGBT people back. The impacts of this are felt by LGBT communities in all parts of the world– lower income, worse health, less education, among others. As a result, poverty as a whole will
never truly be eradicated until this problem is directly addressed.
We believe this is unacceptable. We are calling for governments and development organisations
worldwide to keep their promise and to make sure the challenges facing LGBT people are accounted
for in their responses to the SDGs. By doing this, we can help achieve our mission for every person
to be accepted without exception.
This short guide demonstrates some of the ways LGBT equality can be achieved. It looks at sevenof the 17 goals and highlights the challenges LGBT people face. It then showcases some of thebrilliant work that is already being done worldwide to make sure LGBT people are fully included
and have their needs met . It also suggests practical actions for organisations working on different
development issues.
Whether you work for a charity, a government or a private sector organisation, the goals are ashared responsibility. There are many ways you can take action to include and respond to the needsof LGBT people in international development.

* Throughout this paper, we included case studies and research from a wider range of organisations
striving to achieve equality. Organisations use different acronyms and we have remained faithful tothese throughout this text. For example, some may use LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi and trans), others may
use LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex) and others may use LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bi, trans,
queer/questioning and intersex).

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GOAL 1: END POVERTY IN ALL ITSFORMS EVERYWHERE
Target 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all […]Target 1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women […] have equal rights to economic resources, as well as accessto basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property […]HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

Exclusion and discrimination make it harder for LGBT people to earn money,
stay secure and pursue their goals. This discrimination takes many forms, froma trans person being limited to insecure and unsafe employment, to a lesbian
being refused access to communal land, to a gay or bi man being denied a loan.
Many LGBT people are also rejected from the family support that most of us rely
on. Formal social assistance can also discriminate by not recognising same-sex
couples or parents.

Micro Rainbow International (MRI) works totackle LGBTI poverty worldwide. They provide
mentoring, skills training and coaching, andfacilitate start-up capital for those members of
the LGBTI community who want to set up small
businesses.

Discrimination can lead to poverty, but the reverse is also true. The poorer
someone is, the more they are discriminated against in daily life and the lessthey can afford the means of escape, such as migration to a safer neighbourhood
or more secure accommodation.
Sadly, all of these issues can be compounded by development projects that
disproportionately benefit opposite-sex couples, either deliberately or throughinsensitive design. However, the good news is that when LGBT people
are empowered economically, they may also be empowered to challenge
discrimination.
EXAMPLE: LGBT people in the Philippines are often barred from higher
education and limited to irregular and low-paying jobs. On the other hand,research shows that LGBT people who are able to contribute to the household
are more accepted socially and within families (Thoreson 2011).

ACTIONS•

Conduct research for a better understanding of how LGBT people are
discriminated against economically.

•

Make sure private sector development projects are designed to address the
economic needs of LGBT people.

•

Make sure social assistance programmes (such as cash-transfers)
recognise the need of LGBT people and provide assistance for the poorest,in particular by strengthening community feedback mechanisms.

•

Support LGBT people to set up their own businesses.

For example, Sreyran, a lesbian from Cambodia,
was rejected by her wider community and unable tofind employment:‘I was often sick because I didn’t have money
to buy nutritious food. (…) Luckily, I have been
helped by receiving $300 to start my own small
business. I have learned important business
management skills, such as writing a material
checklist, noting daily income and expenses(…)’ (Sreyran)
Sreyran’s new activity has not just benefitted
her economically, but has changed the way her
community views her. Neighbours continue to buy
her goods and friends have also benefitted from her
increase in income, which has led to greater social
acceptance:‘With my food cart, I sell beef meatballs andbeverages, and I earn $5-7 per day. With myincome, I am paying off our debt, sending
my brothers to school, helping friends to pay
for English lessons, and I am still able to put
money aside for future investment in my small
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GOAL 3: ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES ANDPROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES
Target 3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services […]Target 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage […] for all

HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

Whether it’s a clinic that refuses to provide services to men who have sex withmen (MSM) or a secondary school that fails to include LGBT topics in its sex
education, there are lots of ways that LGBT people are excluded from sexual andreproductive healthcare. This can lead to LGBT people being more vulnerable to
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Some great work has been
done to address the sexual health needs of MSM, especially needs related toHIV. However, much more is needed, especially to address the needs of transpeople and women who have sex with women (WSW).

The Cameroon National Association for Family
Welfare (CAMNAFAW), a Member Associationof the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF), has provided specialised healthservices, information and counselling to the LGBT
community since 2008.

LGBT exclusion from healthcare is unfortunately not confined to sexual andreproductive health. LGBT people are poorly served across the sector, due todiscrimination, lack of awareness by health-workers and inappropriate services.
For example, trans people seeking to transition medically can find that provision
is either harmful or non-existent. Also, in some societies where women are notallowed to access health services independently of male relatives, lesbian andbi women are at a particular disadvantage. In addition, LGBT people, who face
greater mental health care challenges often due to exclusion and stigma fromfamily and wider society, can find a lack of appropriate support.
EXAMPLE: Research shows that in India MSM are less likely to accesscritical health services, such as HIV testing, treatment and condoms, due todiscrimination by healthcare providers (Lorway et al, 2014). In Lebanon themental health of MSM was found to be directly shaped by the experience ofstigma in their family, and in their schools, universities and work places (Wagner
et al., 2013).

ACTIONS
Make sure all healthcare services, whether general, mental or sexual andreproductive, include LGBT people by:•••

Putting LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination policies in place.
Training healthcare providers to understand the needs of LGBT people andrespond effectively.
Create outreach health services for LGBT people who are unable to leave
their homes, due to discrimination or exclusion.

Develop services that meet the specific needs of LGBT people, including:•••

HIV and other STI prevention, treatment, care and support services for all
LGBT people.
Safe-spaces and services that address the wider health needs of LGBT
people.
Services for trans people to transition safely.

A leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthrights services in Cameroon, CAMNAFAW worked
to overcome initial resistance and concerns by staff
and volunteers by holding discussion forums andtraining in providing non-discriminatory services forLGBT clients. This helped to change attitudes andbuild commitment to the project.
CAMNAFAW also held public sessions to address
negative attitudes among the community. Thisapproach has enabled them to address a critical gap
and become a trusted provider of confidential andinclusive sexual and reproductive health services forLGBT people.
‘I loved the quality of the services provided
and the warm welcome that we have at theclinic, where we are treated without being
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GOAL 4: ENSURE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLEQUALITY EDUCATION AND PROMOTELIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
Target 4.5 By 2030 […] ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for […] children invulnerable situations
Target 4.7 By 2030 […] ensure […] education for […] human rights [&] promotion of a culture of peace and nonviolence […]HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

In schools and universities around the world, young people are bullied or
excluded by teachers and peers, because they are (or are perceived to be) LGBTor questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. Some find it impossible
to continue with their studies and leave prematurely, while others might suffer
in silence and get poor results, in turn affecting their future prospects. For some,the impact of all this on their mental health and well-being will last well beyond
their student years.

In 2014, UNESCO and Plan Thailand conductedcomprehensive research in secondary schools
throughout Thailand, discovering high levels of
homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying anda severe lack of policies to tackle the problem. In
response, they and their civil society partners (MPlus Foundation and Path 2 Health) designed athree-year programme to end all forms of genderbased violence, including bullying of LGBT studentsin Thai schools.

However, when schools and universities promote human rights for all and profile
positive LGBT role models, harmful social attitudes can be challenged before
they become fixed. All young people are then able to learn in a safe and enabling
environment and become equipped for the future.
EXAMPLE: LGBT youth in Brazil who were ‘out’ at school suffered the most
severe forms of physical violence and social discrimination, and represented
the highest number of students who reported suicidal thoughts (Teixeira-Filho
et al., 2011).

ACTIONS•

Provide guidance and training for teachers and counsellors on how to dealsensitively with LGBT students and students who are questioning theirsexual orientation and/or gender identity.

•

Adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying.

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Make sure that all teaching curricula are LGBT-inclusive and profile positive
LGBT role models.

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Make sure that all sexual and reproductive education covers the specificneeds of LGBT students and those who are questioning their sexual
orientation and/or gender identity.

•

Promote a culture of non-discrimination and acceptance (in schools,
universities and wider society), emphasising that LGBT rights are humanrights.

The programme, ‘Making Educational Institutions
Safe to Young LGBT Students’, works at multiple
levels simultaneously, by training students,
supporting ‘champion’ teachers, setting up
confidential referral systems, and consulting withparents, community leaders and the government.
‘The project partnerships, particularly with
UNESCO, have created great incitements andopportunities for national level advocacy andpolicy changes’ (Report: Strengthening Support to
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GOAL 5: ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITYAND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS
Target 5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Target 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls […]HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

Lesbian, bi and trans women can experience multiple discrimination andviolence, because of their intersecting LGBT status and gender. For example,
while women in general are taken less seriously than men when reporting
crimes to the authorities, they will be taken even less seriously if they are
identified as a lesbian or bi.

Despite a progressive Constitution that protects
the rights of LGBTI people, reported incidents
of violence against LBT women in South Africa
have increased in recent years. The Forum for
the Empowerment of Women (FEW) is the only
South African organisation with a specific focus onrights of black lesbian and bi women and has a long
history of work on hate crimes.

Sadly, instead of helping, development programmes can reinforce theinequalities that LBT women face, by only providing support to opposite-sex
couples and families. In addition, these programmes often work with a narrow
definition of ‘gender’ that is not trans-inclusive. However, Goal 5 calls for an
end to all discrimination and violence against women and girls, which includes
lesbophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
At the same time, much more needs to be done to tackle harmful genderstereotypes that limit all people from being themselves and pursuing their goals.
Gender-based violence is often driven by a desire to punish people who don’t
conform to gender norms (OHCHR 2011) and, as a result, male and non-binary
people who move away from these norms are also targeted.
Countering these problems requires a careful approach: working with the wholecommunity to address gender stereotypes, but also prioritising support for LBT
women, as they are most affected by gender-based discrimination and violence.
EXAMPLE: In 2014, ActionAid surveyed women and girls in nine townships inSouth Africa, who were mostly lesbian or bi. Only 12% felt safe from verbal andphysical abuse in their neighbourhoods and 27% said they never felt safe.

ACTIONS•

Make sure that all programmes working on gender equality and violenceagainst women and girls address the particular issues faced by lesbian, bi
and trans women.

•

Make sure that funding grants prioritise organisations led by LBT women.

•

Expand the definition of ‘gender’ used in policies and programmes tobecome fully trans-inclusive.

•

Create programmes that challenge harmful gender norms more widely,through addressing the impact of such norms on male and non-binary
people, as well as the wider population.

With the support of ActionAid, FEW has built
the leadership skills and confidence of 450
lesbian and bi activists in 15 townships in andaround Johannesburg. Equipped with the rightknowledge, tools and resources, these activists
have been empowered to challenge discriminatory
attitudes in society and push for policy change
in their communities and the country as a whole.
The approach has included training to monitor the
Criminal Justice System, so they are able to demandjustice for victims of violence.
At the community level, events such as the annual
Soweto Pride and workshops with community
members and local officials have helped toincrease the visibility of the LGBTI community, build
awareness and slowly change attitudes.
‘At Vaal Pride this year (…) we are helping
to change minds. One parent told me ‘coming
here has helped me to understand my child’(Ajax Sengwayo, Rainbow Activist Alliance)

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GOAL 10: REDUCE INEQUALITYWITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES
Target 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the […] inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity,
origin, religion or economic or other status
Target 10.3 Ensure equal opportunity […] including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices […]HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

Discrimination against LGBT people is often reinforced by laws, policies andpractices that either fail to take LGBT needs into account or deliberately exclude
them. These laws, policies and practices reinforce negative social attitudes, andencourage backlash against the LGBT communities calling for equality.

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justicedirectly funds and builds the capacity of grassroots
organisations in 55 countries, in order to advance
LGBTQI human rights and racial, economic andgender justice worldwide.

Globally, the list of discriminatory laws and policies is vast. It includes:-

Requiring trans people to undergo forced sterilisation before they canchange their legal gender-

Failing to provide opportunities for trans people to change their legal
gender-Making same-sex relations illegal-

Forbidding LGBT groups to form non-governmental organisations andpublicly campaign for their rights-

Excluding same-sex couples and trans people from accessing social
services

Goal 10 calls for everyone to take a stand and promote full equality. In particular,
Target 10.2 prohibits exclusion on the basis of ‘other status’ - a catch-all term
meaning that whatever your status, whether you are LGBT, disabled, a migrantor part of any other protected group, the SDGs apply to you. In support of thisidea, the UN has made it clear that LGBT people must be afforded dignity andhuman rights (UN Human Rights Council Resolution 17/19).
EXAMPLE: Sex with someone of the same sex is illegal in 75 countries, andpunishable by death in 10. Just 55 countries recognise trans peoples’ rights tochange their name and gender on ofﬁcial documents.

ACTIONS•

Fund LGBT groups working for an end to discriminatory laws, policies andpractices.

•

Support campaigns, led by LGBT groups, that call for an end to discriminatory
laws and policies.

•

Make sure everyone in your organisation understands that the phrase‘other status’ in Target 10.2 includes LGBT people and puts it into practice.

•

Make sure that your development partners (whether public, private or third
sector) do not discriminate, in line with Target 10.2.

As one of Astraea’s grantee partners, Santamaría
Fundación in Colombia has been strengthened in
its work to document human rights violations against
trans people, using this data to advocate for changes
in policy and practice.
Like many trans-led organisations, Santamaría
Fundación has great difficulty accessing core funding.
However, with Astraea’s support, SMF provides
legal support to hundreds of trans women who haveexperienced discrimination or violence, enablingthem to submit official complaints. In 2010, theiradvocacy, together with other LGBT organisations,
led to the creation of an LGBT-inclusive National
Police Directive.
In 2015, they succeeded in getting the Attorney
General’s Office to establish a committee thatwill investigate and prosecute LGBT human rights
violations in regions where high rates of homicides
and violent cases have been documented by SMF
and others. Santamaría Fundación also developed asafety protocol, which provides members and staff
with strategies to protect themselves in case ofviolence or other emergency.
“[We must] strengthen the potential of transwomen leaders in our community, so that
we can all know and defend our rights!”(Coordinator, Santamaría Fundación)

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GOAL 11: MAKE CITIES AND HUMANSETTLEMENTS INCLUSIVE, SAFE,RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE
Target 11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services […]HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

The high rate of LGBT homelessness is directly linked to discrimination. Rejected
or abused by family and bullied by friends, many LGBT people are forced toleave home. Prejudice from landlords can also mean that many LGBT people findthemselves on the streets.

For over 25 years, The Albert Kennedy Trust(AKT) has supported young LGBT people in UK
cities, who are struggling with homelessness orliving in a hostile environment.

While homeless, LGBT people, particularly young people and the elderly, aremore vulnerable to physical violence, sexual abuse and physical and mental
health problems. A lack of appropriate support services and poor understandingof their needs by providers can lead to them being unable to get help. In some
Northern countries, this problem has been worsened by budget cuts to important
services in a way that particularly impacts LGBT homeless people.

Responding to the fact that one quarter of the UK’s
youth homeless population are LGBT, AKT provides
them with financial assistance and emergency
accommodation. In 2013 alone, they secured 7,790
nights of accommodation for LGBT youth, who
would have been forced to sleep on the streets
without their support.

EXAMPLE: Studies from Italy, Turkey and Uganda uncovered high rates of
LGBTI homelessness. They discovered that assumptions of heterosexuality
made by housing providers contributed to young LGBTI people being turned
away from accessing housing services (Botti and D’Ippoliti 2014, Biçmen andBekiroğulları2014, Nyanzi 2013).

ACTIONS•

Support and train local government and housing associations to takeaccount of the specific needs of LGBT young people.

•

Provide specialist services, such as safe houses, for LGBT groups at risk ofhomelessness, particularly young people and the elderly.

•

Provide affordable and non-discriminatory housing options for LGBT people.

•

Take account of the needs of LGBT communities for safe housing.

AKT runs the UK’s two first LGBT-specific safe
house projects, as part of their ‘Purple Door
Project’, delivering emergency accommodation
and assisting the journey of LGBT youth into
independent living. They also provide mentoring
and life-skills training for LGBT youth and advise
mainstream services on how to meet specific LGBT
needs.
‘I was kicked out by my Mum on my 16thbirthday (...) so I called [AKT] and was offeredan appointment with Michael, who gave me
advice and information and filled in hostel
and housing application forms for me (…) He
said there were some AKT carers who lived
near my college (…) Things have been reallygreat since then.’ (Zeph, AKT beneficiary)S T O N E WA L L I N T E R N AT I O N A L - T H E S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T G O A L S A N D L G B T I N C L U S I O N

GOAL 16: PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE
SOCIETIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL AND
BUILD EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE AND INCLUSIVEINSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS
Target 16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death threats
Target 16.3 […] Ensure equal access to justice for all

HOW LGBT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND

CASE STUDY

Any form of violent attack against anyone is unacceptable, but LGBT people
in many countries face the additional challenge of police and security services
refusing to take their reports of violence seriously. In some contexts, the police
and security services that are meant to protect instead attack and harass LGBT
people, especially where there are discriminatory laws in place.

Through USAID, Women’s Empowerment for
Change (WE-Change) worked with the Jamaica
Constabulary Force to facilitate seven training
sessions for just over 214 participants on the dutyof police to treat the LGBT population as equalcitizens before the law. It is expected that thesesessions will significantly impact the way police
officers discharge their duties.

Where LGBT people cannot rely on the state’s protection, they do not reportviolence and death threats for fear that they themselves might be arrested.
Homophobic, transphobic and biphobic attitudes in the media and legal system,
along with laws that prevent civil society groups from speaking out, mean that
LGBT people are highly vulnerable to fundamental human rights abuses.
However, when police and security services are trained in how to deal sensitively
with LGBT hate crime, it can then be possible for them to provide the proper
support.
EXAMPLE: One third of trans people in the EU have experienced violence orwere threatened with violence in the last ﬁve years. About two ﬁfths of transpeople who were victims of violence in the last 12 months said they had
been violently attacked three times or more in the same year (EU Agency for
Fundamental Rights 2015).

ACTIONS•

Make sure that all programmes working on policing, the criminal justicesystem and/or civil society actively address LGBT hate crime.

•

Provide training on sensitivity and effective response to LGBT discriminationand hate crime for police, security services and the criminal justice system,or support those groups already providing such training.

•

Build the capacity of police and/or LGBT groups to document instances ofhate crime against LGBT people.

The training programme is a key component of
WE-Change’s wider work as an affiliate of J-FLAG(a human rights organisation based in Jamaica) toempower the Jamaican LGBT community and shift
the attitudes of wider society.
The long-term impact on how police secure justicefor all is not yet documented, but some participants
have already demonstrated a shift in their opinions
of how to treat the LGBT community. One officer
shared the commitment of her and her colleagues
to remember the training and put human rights
principles into practice when engaging with LGBT
people:‘I know that all the officers here (…) willremember what they have learnt here today,
when they have to deal with members ofdiverse groups’ (Training Participant)S T O N E WA L L I N T E R N AT I O N A L - T H E S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T G O A L S A N D L G B T I N C L U S I O NFINAL RECOMMENDATIONSTHERE ARE MANY WAYS TO MAKE SURE LGBT PEOPLE ARE
NOT ‘LEFT BEHIND’ IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Fund local LGBT groups andsupport them to address theneeds of their communities.

Inform staff and delivery
partners about the Sustainable
Development Goals and theprinciple of ‘leave no one
behind’, along with training
and support to make sure theytake appropriate action.

Use LGBT-specific indicatorsand gather data to monitor
properly the impact of yourprogramme on LGBT people.

Highlight success stories
where LGBT individuals andgroups have been included,
and share good practice.

Empower LGBT people to holdtheir governments and otherservice providers to account.

Put in place clear LGBTinclusive policies for staff andbeneficiaries. Make sure thatyour partners (whether public,
private or third sector) havealso adopted such policies.

Always consult with local
LGBT groups in both thedesign and implementationof any support programmes,
to make sure their needs are
met and no harm is done.

You can learn more about Stonewall’s work to promote LGBT-inclusive development and theSustainable Development Goals at www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/international-work-1
Many thanks to Elizabeth Mills and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), for assisting uswith academic research and feedback. Many thanks to the partners that contributed case studies
for this paper.
Written by: Kit Dorey. Edited by: Jasmine O’Connor. Designed by: Alex Long.

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