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QUESTION OF: Basic Rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexua s, T!ansgen"e!s, Questioning an" Inte!

sex #LGBTQI$ SUB%ITTE& TO: The Gene!a 'sse(b y SUB%ITTE& B): Unite" *ing"o( of G!eat B!itain an" No!the!n I!e an", F!ance, Nethe! an"s +oSub(itte!s: S,ain, B!a-i , S.e"en, +osta Rica, &en(a!/, %exico, +ana"a, Fin an" The General Assembly, Alarmed .ith the stig(a associate" to the LGBTQI co((unity .ithin the ,!i0ate an" ,ub ic s,he!es, Deeply concerned .ith the t!au(atic ex,e!ience in"i0i"ua s of the LGBTQI co((unity face "ue to ,sycho ogica , e(otiona , an" ,hysica acts ,e!fo!(e" against the(, Taking into account cu tu!a 0a ues an" t!a"itions extant an" ,!actice" in se0e!a (e(be! states1 Further defining uni0e!sa hea th ca!e as the ,!o0ision of a fu !ange of hea th ca!e, Fully believing that a fu!the! un"e!stan"ing of 2I34'I&S th!ough the fu ,a!tici,ation of the LGBTQI co((unities .i yie " inc!ease" scientific "ata usefu fo! the e0entua e!a"ication of the "isease5 65 Requests that a c auses in the !eso ution on y a,, y to the fo o.ing states: S,ain, Unite" *ing"o( of G!eat B!itain an" No!the!n I!e an", S.e"en, the Nethe! an"s, +osta Rica, &en(a!/, F!ance, %exico, +ana"a, B!a-i , an" Fin an"5 75 Resolves that the ,!e0ious y in"icate" states (ust fo!( an o!gani-ation that ,!o0i"es fo! the i(, e(entation of the !ights an" ,ena ties out ine" in this !eso ution, an" sha be a,t y na(e" +ounci On LGBTQI Rights5 3 Recommends that basic hu(an !ights fo! (e(be!s of the LGBTQI co((unity be u,he ", inc u"ing but not i(ite" to: a5 The ega i-ation of sa(esex ci0i (a!!iages fo! these states1 b5 Recognition of sa(esex "o(estic ,a!tne!shi,s fo! these states1 c5 Fu a"o,tion !ights fo! ho(osexua cou, es1 "5 ' o. esbian cou, es e8ua bi!th !ights as hete!osexua cou, es to ha0e both thei! na(es !egiste!e" as ,a!ents of a chi ", e5 Right of t!ansgen"e!e" in"i0i"ua s to gen"e! !eassign(ent su!ge!y5 i5 Right of t!ansgen"e!e" in"i0i"ua s to change thei! ,!efe!!e" gen"e! an" na(e on ,ub ic "ocu(ents5

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9!o0i"e su,,o!t fo! the LGBTQI co((unity to be ab e to (itigate socia , ,e!sona , (e"ica bu!"ens !ega!"ing thei! ,e!sona conce!ns an" ,!ob e(s s,ecific to the LGBTQI co((unity, such as: i5 e(, oying a bo"y to i((e"iate y ,!o0i"e assistance to LGBTQI ,eo, e .ith any ,sycho ogica o! hea th conce!ns they (ay ha0e, being !ea"y to ans.e! 8uestions, offe!ing counse ing, a"0ice, an" gi0ing (o!a su,,o!t, es,ecia y to t!ans,eo, e .ho !e8ui!e ,sycho ogica ,!e,a!e"ness to un"e!go ho!(one the!a,y, ii5 o!gani-ing a su!!ogacy ,!og!a( that ,!o,e! y sc!eens ,otentia su!!ogates, faci itates the su!!ogacy ,!ocess an" ,!otection against sca(s, assisting .ith financia conce!ns, an" cont!acts, g5 Fu!the! e"ucate an" ,!o(ote g!eate! a.a!eness a(ong the LGBTQI +o((unity ,e!tinent to thei! hea th an" othe! hea thca!e se!0ices a0ai ab e ,a!ticu a! y fo! those a !ea"y i0ing .ith LGBTQI!e ate" i ness th!ough (eans such as but not i(ite" to: i5 ' ocating fun"s fo! fu!the! !esea!ch ,!o:ects to ,!o0i"e a"e8uate /no. e"ge necessa!y fo! bette! un"e!stan"ing of LGBTQI in"i0i"ua s, ii5 O!gani-ing ca(,aigns an" ta /s !ega!"ing LGBTQI hea th an" socia issues5 iii5 9!o0i"ing ,ub ici-e" info!(ati0e !ea"ing (ate!ia s such as b!ochu!es, ,oste!s, an" bi boa!" a"0e!tise(ents "i!ecte" to the LGBTQI co((unity, ;55+alls upon the hea th (inist!y of each (e(be! states to ,!o0i"e ,!o,e! t!aining to hea th ,e!sonne a"(inist!ati0e, !esea!ch, an" c inica staff on ho. to ,!o,e! y acco((o"ate an" "ea .ith thei! t!ans,atients, an" a so to be e"ucate" .ith the "iffe!ent t!ansissues to ,!e0ent "isc!i(ination against the LGBTQI co((unity in being ,!o0i"e" .ith (e"ica se!0ices: 75 ex, icit t!aining on ho. to acco((o"ate t!ans,atients shou " be inc u"e" in the officia t!aining sy abi of the staff, to essen the ten"ency of any (e"ica staff to "isc!i(inate an" "eny (e"ica t!eat(ent to t!ans,eo, e, 1. ,!o(ote othe! c ients an" ,atients, asi"e f!o( staff, to !es,ect t!ans,eo, e in the hea th faci ities, by (eans of ,ub ic a.a!eness such as notices an" signs, an" a so by (a/ing it /no.n that "isc!i(ination against any c ient .i not be to e!ate"5

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