; Whereas a 2021 Williams Institute study of national crime victimization data found that transgender people are over 4 times more likely than cisgender people to experience violence; Whereas the Center for American Progress found that— (1) 15 percent of LGBTQ individuals, including 28 percent of transgender individuals, reported postponing or avoiding needed medical care when they were sick or injured due to disrespect or discrimination by health providers; (2) among LGBTQ people who reported experiencing some form of discrimination in the year prior, 36 percent reported avoiding doctors’ offices to avoid discrimination compared with 20 percent of respondents overall; and (3) 18 percent of transgender people reported that a doctor or health provider refused to see them because of their actual or perceived gender identity; Whereas LGBTQ adults are over twice as likely to be uninsured than their non-LGBTQ counterparts and LGBTQ adults, particularly bisexual men and women, are more likely to experience poverty; Whereas 67 countries have national laws that criminalize same-sex relations and at least 42 United Nations member states have legal barriers for freedom of expression on issues related to sexual and gender diversity, which is equal to roughly 35 percent of United Nations member states; Whereas 11 countries have jurisdictions in which the death penalty can be imposed for private, consensual, same-sex sexual activity; Whereas violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity are documented in the Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Whereas the report covering 2021 continues to show a clear pattern of human rights violations or abuses in every region of the world based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics