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  • What exists in every corner of the world - embraced and celebrated in some countries

  • but is illegal in 76?

  • What is hidden for fear of public shame, imprisonment, torture or

  • Even the death penalty in 7 countries?

  • What tears families apart?

  • What makes people confront the risk of brutal violence on a daily basis?

  • What simple trait gets people treated as second-class citizens everywhere they go?

  • What gets children kicked out of homes, students bullied

  • And expelled from schools and workers fired from jobs without warning?

  • What has existed in every country throughout history but some people still consider "abnormal"?

  • The answer?

  • Being gay, being lesbian, bisexual or transgender

  • All over the world millions of people face violence and discrimination

  • Just for being who they are

  • Every nation is obligated by international human rights law to protect all

  • lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from torture, discrimination and violence

  • The United Nations has one simple message to the millions of LGBT people around the world

  • You are not alone

  • LGBT rights are human rights

  • Together we will build a world that is Free and Equal

What exists in every corner of the world - embraced and celebrated in some countries

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The Riddle: new anti-homophobia message from UN human rights office

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Keywords

people

US /ˈpipəl/

UK /'pi:pl/

  • noun
  • Ordinary people; the general public.
  • Ordinary people; commoners.
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • The employees of a company or organization.
  • Humans in general; persons considered collectively.
  • Men, Women, Children
  • A nation or ethnic group.
  • Human beings in general or considered collectively.
  • One's family or relatives.
  • other
  • Human beings in general or considered collectively.
  • other
  • To populate; to fill with people.
world

US /wɜrld /

UK /wɜ:ld/

  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • A particular area of human life or activity.
  • The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
  • A person's experience, environment, and way of life.
  • A great deal; very much.
  • All the people living on earth and their activities.
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity
  • The universe or cosmos.
kicked

US

UK

  • verb
  • To hit or move something with the foot
message

US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

UK /'mesɪdʒ/

  • noun
  • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
  • verb
  • To communicate using text
answer

US /ˈænsɚ/

UK /'ɑ:nsə(r)/

  • noun
  • Reply to a question someone asks
  • Solution to a problem or test question
  • verb
  • To reply to a question someone asks
  • To solve a test question or a problem
country

US /ˈkʌntri/

UK /ˈkʌntri/

  • adjective
  • Relating to or characteristic of the countryside.
  • Representing one's nation in sports or other competitions.
  • noun
  • An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • Open land that is away from towns and cities
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural southern United States.
  • A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
  • The people of a nation or region.
  • The land and buildings outside of towns and cities.
  • The rural part of a region, as distinguished from towns or cities.
  • An area of land; a region.
  • other
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural southern US.
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural Southern US.
face

US /fes/

UK /feɪs/

  • noun
  • Side or outer surface of something
  • An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
  • Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
  • Characteristics you show in public
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with something like paint
  • To deal with a problem or responsibilities
  • To look toward; point in a certain direction
simple

US /ˈsɪmpəl/

UK /'sɪmpl/

  • adjective
  • Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • Having only a few parts; not complex
  • Being ordinary or normal
  • Being plain; without a lot added for style
fire

US /faɪr/

UK /'faɪə(r)/

  • noun
  • Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • Intense energy for or about something
  • verb
  • To apply heat to something to make it hard
  • To make a person leave their job; dismiss
  • To shoot a gun or weapon
  • To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
  • To start working on something e.g. a project
shame

US /ʃem/

UK /ʃeɪm/

  • noun
  • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • verb
  • To make someone feel ashamed

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