Report of the Conference Sunil went on to identify three different kinds of resources that are required to promote the Yogyakarta Principles effectively – material, intellectual and emotional resources. While the material resources required for advocacy are essential to achieve long-term sustainable performance, more emphasis is needed to convert and translate the intellectual resources offered by the Yogyakarta Principles and the international human rights instruments into emotional resources that resonate with communities. Such emotional resources are essential in fostering kindness, empathy, gratitude, resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity and insurmountable challenges. We also need to combine the effect of material, intellectual and emotional resources to perform and carry out the campaigns over the long term. Such intellectual and emotional resources add value to the whole community and provide the energy to sustain the work of individuals on the ground. The importance of understanding how the world is shifting and the challenges in the Yogyakarta Principles itself was highlighted. With the increasing shifts in culture of tolerance in many parts of the world, there is an ever-urgent need to come up with a simplified and locally understandable language for the Yogyakarta Principles, so they can be effectively used on the ground. Overall, one common sentiment expressed throughout the day highlighted that Principles have not been adequately disseminated. A number of speakers voiced, with a degree of disappointment, that only experts know the Principles; therefore, there is an urgent need for the Principles to be made known to activists and people on the ground. Some expressed the view that the Principles are somewhat removed from the day to day reality of people working on the ground. Therefore, it was suggested that through increased dissemination, people on the ground must be empowered to pressure governments to change perceptions, policies and actions. A number of speakers identified that progress has been made in many countries in the region, including legal, judicial and administrative developments. However, there was a resounding agreement that in the face of growing extremism, radicalisation and uncertainty, more work needs to be done to bring about positive attitudinal changes, as well as to break down barriers of negative stereotypes and prejudices. In relation to the discussion on the aspirational nature of the Principles, some participants expressed the view that the Principles are a statement of what international human rights law says at this point in time on LGBTI issues, firmly grounded on the principles of universality and non-discrimination. To this effect, the Principles were more than a wish list and has the authority of international law. The living and evolving nature of the Principles and what it covers was also emphasised, especially in relation to people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. 15