Declaration of Montreal

For similarly named texts, see Declaration of Montreal (disambiguation).

The Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights is a document adopted in Montreal on July 29, 2006 by the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights.

Intended as a starting point in listing the demands of the international LGBT movement, this declaration on LGBT rights will be presented to the United Nations.

Among its demands are:

• an end to criminalization of same-sex sexual activity;
• government action against hate crimes and support for LGBT human rights defenders;
• the end of morality-based restrictions and the thwarting of LGBT groups in the fight against HIV/AIDS;
• the right to asylum for persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity;
• status for ILGA and other LGBT rights organizations on the UN Human Rights Council;
• cooperation and coordination among LGBT rights movements in the Global North and Global South;
• same-sex marriage and adoption rights;
• access to health care for the specific needs of LGBT people;
• funding for sex reassignment surgery.

The borough of Ville-Marie and the Montreal city council became the first governments in the world to officially adopt the Declaration. The New Democratic Party became the first political party to do so [1]; accordingly, on September 20, 2006, it presented a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Canadian government to abide by the Declaration. [2]

External links

• website on the Declaration of Montreal
• English version of the Declaration of Montreal (PDF)
• L'ONU interpellée (Radio-Canada, 28 July - in French)