Guiding Principles on The Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) People In Development Policy and Programs

L. Park, L. Mendos

These guiding principles are meant to guide all actors in designing, implementing and monitoring international, national, and local development activities related to LGBTI people, with a vision to achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030 and other development priorities. Rather than address particular dimensions of development, such as health, safety, or employment, or housing, these guiding principles set out cross-cutting propositions that apply to all phases of development activities and advocacy. Guiding Principles 1 to 4 address fundamental questions about the realities and lived experience of LGBTI people, and they respond to misconceptions and stereotypes that are often used to exclude LGBTI people from development activities. Principles 5 to 8 address the role of LGBTI communities and NGOs in development activities, including data and research activities. Principles 9 to 13 address the operations of development agencies and individual development practitioners.