Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities: Documenting and Developing Legal Protection and Recognition – A World Bank webinar with Leiden University (WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022 9:00 AM-10:30 A.M. EDT | 3:00-4:30 P.M. CET)
| Join the World Bank for a presentation and discussion of their report The Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities (EQOSOGI), which examines the laws and regulations that affect the lives of LGBTI people in 16 countries—Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Uruguay. These countries represent different geographic areas, income levels, and inclusiveness of sexual and gender minorities, ensuring a diverse and holistic representation of the issues. The report measures six indicators to identify differences in the legal treatment of sexual and gender minorities, including criminalization, political and civil inclusion, hate crimes, and access to inclusive education, the labor market, public services, and social protection. EQOSOGI is complementary to – and building on – other initiatives, such as the Global Index on Legal Recognition of Homosexual Orientation (GILRHO), which covers eight legal indicators (on decriminalization, anti-discrimination laws, and partnership recognition) for 200 countries, for each year since 1961. GILRHO has been developed by Kees Waaldijk at Leiden University, and was used and presented in a groundbreaking article in 2019 by Badgett, Waaldijk & Van der Meulen Rodgers on The Relationship between LGBT Inclusion and Economic Development. A panel of experts will reflect on the findings of this new report and the legal challenges and opportunities facing LGBTI people across the globe. Followed by Q&A. Speakers: Kees Waaldijk, Professor of Comparative Sexual Orientation Law, Leiden University Clifton Cortez, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Global Advisor, World Bank Christian De la Medina Soto, EQOSOGI co-lead, World Bank John Arzinos, EQOSOGI co-lead, World Bank Zoom Registration |
International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 