Developing Countries: Sexuality

International Development written question – answered at on 9 December 2010.

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Photo of Simon Kirby Simon Kirby Conservative, Brighton, Kemptown

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the incidence of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in developing countries.

Photo of Stephen O'Brien Stephen O'Brien The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development

The Department for International Development (DFID) works with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on UK human rights policy overseas, including lobbying against prejudice and persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

In July 2010, the Government Equalities Office (GEO) published "Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality", a programme of work that sets out how the UK will continue to push towards LGBT equality at home and abroad. The Government's work abroad includes examining the human rights records of other countries through the UN-led universal periodic review and working through the Commonwealth to engage with the 42 Commonwealth countries that retain homophobic legislation. GEO continue to work with DFID to develop the action plan abroad, which seeks the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

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