Declaration of Montreal

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For similarly named texts, see Declaration of Montreal (disambiguation).

Martina Navrátilová and Mark Tewksbury read the Declaration of Montreal at the opening ceremonies of the World Outgames.

The Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights is a document adopted in Montreal on July 29, 2006 by the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights.

Intended as a starting point in listing the demands of the international LGBT movement, this declaration on LGBT rights will be presented to the United Nations.

Among its demands are:

an end to criminalization of same-sex sexual activity;
government action against hate crimes and support for LGBT human rights defenders;
the end of morality-based restrictions and the thwarting of LGBT groups in the fight against HIV/AIDS;
the right to asylum for persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity;
status for ILGA and other LGBT rights organizations on the UN Human Rights Council;
cooperation and coordination among LGBT rights movements in the Global North and Global South;
same-sex marriage and adoption rights;
access to health care for the specific needs of LGBT people;
funding for sex reassignment surgery.

The borough of Ville-Marie and the Montreal city council became the first governments in the world to officially adopt the Declaration. The New Democratic Party became the first political party to do so [1]; accordingly, on September 20, 2006, it presented a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Canadian government to abide by the Declaration. [2]