Celebrating Pride, inclusion and diversity all year long Posted On June 29, 2021 Author UN-GLOBE Coordinator for UNDP We come to the end of Pride month, where worldwide we celebrate diversity and call for an end to discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The need to continue to speak out in favour of LGBTI rights is as relevant as ever. Same sex realtionships are criminalized in 69 countries and can face the death penality in 11. Pride month is an opportunity to bring the LGBTI community together and to honour the history of the movement. It is the occasion to celebrate what has been achieved and to demand what is yet to be done. It is also an opportunity to reflect on diversity and inclusion within the movement itself, and ensure that no one is left behind, particularly the trans community and those who are Afro-descendant.