Brief: Safely Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth
Creating safer spaces to support meaningful participation of LGBTIQ+ young people
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This brief for UNICEF staff and partners provides practical actions to create safer spaces that support the meaningful and safe participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/ transgender, intersex, queer/questioning and other (LGBTIQ+) young people in programming and advocacy work.
Safer Spaces can be defined as ‘the environmental product of a conscious set of decisions and actions taken by individuals to promote equality, fairness, non-violence, and affirmation of the unconditional value of all peoples, where youth are free to grow, thrive, and express their individual identities.’
Written by Claire O’Kane with input and feedback from young people Beth Doherty, Diana Nur Izati, Eric Njuguna, Julia S. Pastor, Krystof Stupka, Madeline Lee Ee Zin, and Ricardo Valente Basmeri dos Reis Araujo; as well as feedback from Asma Maladwala, Dodo Karsay, Fabio Friscia, Line Baago-Rasmussen, Marcy Levy, Manel Stambouli, Ruth Graham Goulder, Shiraz Chakera, and Tanvi Jain (UNICEF). Copy editing by Amy Souza and design by Paolo Ciampagna
