but is illegal in 76?

What is hidden for fear of public shame, imprisonment, torture or

Even the death penalty in 7 countries?

What tears families apart?

What makes people confront the risk of brutal violence on a daily basis?

What simple trait gets people treated as second-class citizens everywhere they go?

What gets children kicked out of homes, students bullied

And expelled from schools and workers fired from jobs without warning?

What has existed in every country throughout history but some people still consider "abnormal"?

The answer?

Being gay, being lesbian, bisexual or transgender

All over the world millions of people face violence and discrimination

Just for being who they are

Every nation is obligated by international human rights law to protect all

lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from torture, discrimination and violence

The United Nations has one simple message to the millions of LGBT people around the world

You are not alone

LGBT rights are human rights

Together we will build a world that is Free and Equal