Is the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Doing Enough to Protect the Rights of LGBT Children and Children with Same-Sex Parents

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ID16764908
AuthorsPaula Gerber (0000-0002-6292-6154, Professor, School of Law, Monash University, Australia, [email protected]), Aaron Timoshanko (0000-0002-4910-6100, Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland, Australia. [email protected])
Year2021
Volume21
Issue4
Pages786-836
Publication date2021-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Rights Law Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/hrlr/ngab012
OpenAlexW3163463526
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Children often face discrimination, bullying and even violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, as do children raised by parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). This article considers what the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is doing to protect the rights of LGBT children and children with LGBT parents. To make such an assessment, this article critically analyses the Committee’s Concluding Observations over a 10-year period, its General Comments and its Views on Individual Communications. The conclusion reached is that while the Committee has made encouraging progress in recent years when it comes to addressing LGBT related issues, there is still room for improvement in the way the Committee seeks to protect children from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

Criminology · Face (sociological concept) · Gender identity · Identity (music) · Lesbian · Political science · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender people · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies

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