Submitted by: PLC Chile

Considering:

• that one of the key principles of liberalism stems from the declaration that states that: ¨All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights¨ (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights);
• from that same principle derives the sub-principle of free development of personality, according to which all human beings enjoy the same right to imagine and realize the life-project they consider best suited to achieve their greatest possible integral fulfilment, as long as in doing so one does not harm others.

Expressing:

Deep concern about a) the existence of institutional obstacles which prevent LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex) people from exercising the right to the free development of personality and; b) the weak protection LGBTI people receive from states, when they are subjected to violence because of intolerance.

Therefore recommends:

LI member parties to urge governments worldwide to remove all obstacles which prevent LGBTI people from the free development of personality.

Specifically, that governments recognize the right to gender identity allowing legal gender recognition for transgender people and the right of same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. Along the same lines, it is essential that governments strengthen the protection of LGBTI people from violence and discrimination on the part of intolerant sectors of the population.

Insists:

That no Liberal International Member Party in government shall introduce or support legislation which represses or discriminates against its LGBTI citizens