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Rights and Equality of LGBT
Basic human rights and equality have been denied to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the basis of their sexual orientation. Equality means that people, regardless of their sexual orientation, have the same opportunities to fulfill their human rights and potential, and are not denied equal access on the basis of their sexual orientation to services, to jobs, to education, to economic development, to the allocation of resources or benefits, and in all aspects of life.
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Keywords human rights, transsexual, transgender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, tolerance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, equal rights in law, discrimination, prejudice, civil rights, social justice, sexuality, political rights, sexual minorities, social exclusion |


Basic human rights and equality have been denied to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the basis of their sexual orientation. Equality means that people, regardless of their sexual orientation, have the same opportunities to fulfill their human rights and potential, and are not denied equal access on the basis of their sexual orientation to services, to jobs, to education, to economic development, to the allocation of resources or benefits, and in all aspects of life.