Lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, and asexual women, globally, continue to face harm caused by regressive policies and cultural attitudes, which have increased over the past years.

Now more than ever, it is crucial for us to support and stand together as we move forward in shaping a world where the rights, lived experiences, and voices of all women are safe and validated.

Watch this video as women in our communities share their messages and calls to action on this International Women’s Day, #ForALLWomenAndGirls.

Accessibility: captions available in English and Spanish. A transcription is available below.

Ilaria Todde, EurocentralAsian Lesbian* Community:

The most important thing at the moment is to keep fighting.

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We’re seeing very bad developments.

We are seeing the rise of anti-choice, anti-rights movements. We are seeing communities being torn apart.  We are seeing the identity of women being instrumentalised to harm other parts of our communities — and this is something that is not possible, it is not right.

And we are seeing that this instrumentalisation is not helping women’s rights: we see abortion bans everywhere, we see gender discrimination, we see femicides everywhere.

Therefore, we must continue to fight and we must continue to fight united: the lesbians, the trans women, the queer women as well as the cis straight women.

Cristina González Hurtado, ILGA World Women’s Committee (Latin America and the Caribbean)

For this 8th of March, I only have to repeat a message that will be worth repeating as many times as necessary: all women are women!

There is so much to do — because the fascist movements, the conservative movements, the right-wing movements are not coming for one: they are coming for us all.

So, this is really the moment to find ourselves allied against these ever-increasing oppressions  and to work together, because together is how we move forward.

Yasmin Benoit, asexual and aromantic people’s rights activist

Hi everyone, it’s Yasmin Benoit, and I just wanted to wish asexual and aromantic women in particular a very happy International Women’s Day.

We are such an unrecognised, unprotected, and often misunderstood group and yet we are so resilient!

Especially in times like these, we need to be more empowered and louder than ever. And we also need women across the world, and organisations supporting them, to support and uplift and amplify asexual and aromantic women.

Louisa Wall, ILGA World Women’s Committee (Oceania)

Kia ora, and warm Pacific greetings.

I’m Louisa Wall, ILGA Oceania’s women’s Chair, standing in solidarity with all women – especially my LBQ sisters across the blue Pacific continent who continue to fight for our rights, safety, and visibility.

Every woman deserves to be valued, respected, and recognised, as an equal citizen and a cherished member of their family and community.

Susan Gapka, ILGA World Trans Committee (North America and the Caribbean)

As a trans woman, I have been part of women’s spaces in the community, in organisations
and in politics for two and a half decades. I dream of the day when other inspiring trans women have access to the same positive experience that I have enjoyed.

Angelica Polmonari, ILGA World Women’s Committee Chair

Today, on the 2025 International Women’s Day, I wish that all women out there could at least be entitled to fight for equal opportunities and equal rights in the same way.

Tu Chapman, ILGA World Intersex Committee (Oceania)

I wanted to send a message of solidarity to all of our community that are navigating real difficult times at the moment, particularly in the LGBTQI+ space and for all of those who are experiencing harm, neglect, and discrimination.

Be kind to yourself, and continue to be authentically you.

Akudo Oguaghamba , WHER

For my sisters out there in Africa, in Nigeria, for the International Women’s Day I want to send a message to you: everything will be alright.

It is going to get better: hang on!

You’re valid, your voice counts. Even though a lot of times it seems like we are the only ones speaking for ourselves, it is still going to get better.

Alex Hernández Muro, ILGA World Bisexual Committee (Latin America and the Caribbean)

Women, and non-binary people with the social experience of women, who are bisexual are subject to stereotypes, discrimination and violence because of our sexual orientation.

Let’s avoid biases and stereotypes, including within our own community, and work to deconstruct reductionist views of bisexual femininities, as we have been there and contributed since the beginning of the struggle for women’s rights.

Nastassia Rambarran, EQUALS Inc.

Let’s recognise that women are strong and fierce and we’ve been leading for a while, so let’s start to pay some attention to the issues that face LBQT women.

Stephanie Leitch, Womantra

Because we represent an oppressed group within the patriarchal system, it’s still important to acknowledge and celebrate our difference, whatever than means to you.

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