Report of the Conference Vaialia Iosua espoused that Principle 19 of the Yogyakarta Principles forms an important point of contact for the work of many advocates. The Principle states: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. This includes the expression of identity or personhood through speech, deportment, dress, bodily characteristics, choice of name, or any other means, as well as the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, including with regard to human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, through any medium and regardless of frontiers.8 Learning from the jurisprudential development of the Principles in the past, there is a need to focus on areas that would have the best impact on the quality of life of individuals and communities. The Principles would likely produce a better result if they themselves were binding even though they articulate already existing principles of binding international law. The current language of the Principles may also be one of the reasons for lower level of compliance by States; therefore, there is a need to create better interpretations and supplementary explanations. How we translate the document into practice is what is important when it comes to results. Therefore, embracing the lived experiences of the people and creating a stronger sense of ownership through meaningful engagement with stakeholders is essential. There is also the need to do more research that benefits the LGBTI community and fill the knowledge gaps we currently have, not only in understanding the principles, but also in their full application and impact. This may even involve the initiation of the process of coming up with a new set of principles. 8 Yogyakarta Principles (Principle 19). 17