ABSTRACT
Beginning with the Brazil Resolution and the Yogyakarta Principles, discussions of human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have become a routine component of human rights discourse in global institutions. However, in discussions about human and economic development, such as those surrounding the Sustainable Development goals, the needs of LGBT people have been largely overlooked. This chapter compares the human rights and development frameworks and analyzes the historical events leading to this asymmetrical development. The chapter sets out why advocacy strategies used in the human rights arena may not be effective in the development arena. Looking forward, the chapter suggests that advocates must adopt new strategies appropriate to the development field. The chapter ends with a series of recommendations to advocates, and to development professionals working on LGBT issues, regarding how to use the development framework to build a case for the inclusion of LGBT people.
