Today, on 12 November 2020, Malta and the Republic of North Macedonia joined the UN LGBTI Core Group, bringing the number of members of the group to a total of 33 states and the delegation of the European Union.
Those who suffer from intersecting forms of discrimination are often pushed into a vicious circle during their entire lives. The UN LGBTI Core Group will hear from a panel to address these intersecting forms of discrimination that impact LGBTI people.
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel told the United Nations on Tuesday that as an openly gay politician he could not accept hate speech and everyone had a duty to challenge it.
