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Discrimination against LGBTI people must end

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To end poverty, we must address all forms of discrimination, including bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity. On the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I want to emphasize how crucial it is to fight prejudice and knock down barriers to education, jobs, social protection and good health faced by many people in the LGBTI community. When many among us cannot live up to our full potential, we all lose. Watch my video blog to learn more:   

World Bank’s Kim Speaks Out Against LGBTI Discrimination
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim speaks out against discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
 

 


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Jim Yong Kim

Former President, World Bank Group

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