Queering peace and security: recommendations to the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

This document offers a vision and set of recommendations for the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE-SOGI) to advance queer liberation and cultivate a burgeoning queer peace and security agenda. Acknowledging the links between this mandate and other UN priorities including the Social Development Goals, Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and the Secretary General’s Call to Action for Human Rights, it focuses on both priority issues and cross-agency actions that should be addressed by current and future IESOGI mandate holders to bolster queer people’s security and move towards peace for all. The recommendations are divided into four categories: engagement with civil society, engagement with Member States, engagement across the UN, and suggested annual report themes and activities