"STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION"

ILGA (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) is an organization who is committed to advancing human rights to all people, disregarding gender identity, sex characteristics and expression, says Wikipedia. I downloaded this report in 2016 but they publish a new report each year. There's a lot of detail in each report and that may be too much for a general read-through but even looking at the national statistics and profiles will broaden your perspective on trans. Also shock you. And their analysis of different kinds of world policies reminds us that there are alternatives in what we may campaign for, and the differences matter. Rights or Development? Or, somehow, both? "Those using a development approach would look at data about development outcomes to assess the lived experience of LGBT people. Some development measures are based on individual-level outcomes, such as health status, expected life-span, income levels, educational attainment, job skill levels, rates of violence, and ability to obtain food and housing. Say, for instance, that there are indications that LGBT people are facing barriers in the workplace. As a starting point, the human rights approach might look at the policies of the employer, the relevant laws, and whether there are any patterns of unfair treatment by the employer. A development approach might start by looking at LGBT workers themselves, seeking information about rates of joblessness, underemployment, job skills, and work availability."