Homophobia – Goes with the previous paper you wrote for me

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Homophobia

Adapted from ILGA (1)
One of the key organizations that deal with homophobia is the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). This institution has been in existence since 1978. Officials from different European organizations met in Coventry, the UK in August 1978 as part of a homosexuality equality campaign (ILGA 1). Like most organizations, ILGA was born after these officials found it fit to start an agency. The purpose of establishing ILGA was to improve the work of gay organizations through coordination of political activities globally and exert pressure on states to increase awareness of gay oppression. Also, ILGA was born to end the prosecution of members of the LGBT community in different countries (ILGA 1). ILGA has built a solid reputation worldwide. Case in point, ILGA is now a consultative body within the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council. However, ILGA has faced considerable opposition over the years, mainly from nations that criminalize homosexuality (ILGA 1).
ILGA’s mission is to advance Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights globally, as well as ensure that governments and the United Nations protect the interests of the LGBT. In particular, ILGA aims to offer the LGBT community with equal human rights as everybody else, in addition to liberating it from any discrimination (ILGA 1). ILGA understands that there is power in t…