The Economic Cost of Stigma and the Exclusion of LGBT People : A Case Study of India

Human rights and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are usually considered through a social, cultural, or ethical lens, but equality and inclusion of LGBT people are also economic development issues. This report deve...

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Main Author:	Badgett, M.V. Lee
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO JOBS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGED AID ASYLUM BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION BIRTHS BISEXUAL BISEXUALS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMPENSATION CONTEXT OF MARRIAGE COURT COURT DECISIONS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CRIMINALITY CRIMINALIZATION DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUGS EARLY DEATH ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATED GROUPS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION EPIDEMIC EQUAL TREATMENT FAMILIES FAMILY FORMATION FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY SUPPORT FEMALE FORMAL EDUCATION GAY GAY MEN GENDER GENDER EQUITY GENDER IDENTITIES GENDER IDENTITY GENDER INEQUITY GENDER NORMS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HARASSMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV/AIDS HOME HOMELESSNESS HOMOSEXUALITY HOMOSEXUALS HUMAN ACTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLITERACY RATE IMPRISONMENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY INEQUITIES INFERIOR STATUS INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB TRAINING JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LABORERS LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LESBIAN LESBIANS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY RATES LIVING CONDITIONS LONGER LIVES MARRIAGES MARRIED MEN MEDICAL CARE MENTAL METAANALYSIS MINORITY NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL POPULATION OLDER AGE GROUPS PATIENTS PENAL CODE PENSION PHYSICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PROCESS POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROUPS PRIVACY PROPERTY RIGHTS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OPINION QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF LIFE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESPECT RURAL AREAS SAME SEX SAME-SEX COUPLES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SEX COUPLES SEX PARTNERS SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL PRACTICES SINGLE WOMEN SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE SPOUSES SUICIDE THIRD GENDER TOLERANCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WAGE DIFFERENCES WAGE GAP WEDDINGS WILL WIVES WOMAN WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKPLACE YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23952131/economic-cost-stigma-exclusion-lgbt-people-case-study-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21515