ABSTRACT Recent empirical research has revealed that sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) in all parts of the world face discrimination and disparities in important dimensions of development such as employment, income, education, violence and health. Yet, global human development policy largely overlooks SGMs. This paper seeks to advance the inclusion of SGMs in development discussions by formulating a capabilities approach applicable to SGMs. The paper first proposes a definitional scheme to identify precisely the population at stake, it then reviews psychological frameworks used to understand how sexuality and gender develop in ways that are positive and healthy, as well frameworks used to understand how law and culture restrict the choices and opportunities available to SGMs. Three themes emerge from each of these discussions, each of which underpin a capability vital to freedoms and positive development for SGMs: the capability to form one’s own identity, to engage in expression and expressive activity and to form and participate in relationships.

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重要能力：针对性和性别少数群体的发展框架

摘要最近的实证研究表明，世界各地的性少数群体和性别少数群体在就业，收入，教育，暴力和健康等重要发展领域都面临歧视和差距。但是，全球人类发展政策在很大程度上忽视了SGM。本文旨在通过制定适用于SGM的能力方法来推动将SGM纳入发展讨论。该论文首先提出了一个定义方案，以准确地识别即将面临的人口，然后回顾了用于理解性和性别如何以积极健康的方式发展的心理框架，以及用于理解法律和文化如何限制选择的框架。股东特别大会的机会。这些讨论中都有三个主题，