The Declaration of Montreal, unanimously endorsed by Participants at the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, remains one of the key moments of the 1st World Outgames in Montreal.

The Human Rights Conferance brought together over 1500 participants , including world-class speakers such as the Honourable Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and International Tennis Champion Martina Navratilova.  Over the coming months the Declaration of Montreal will be delivered to officials at the United Nations and National governmets arond the World, to seek meaningful support for the rights of LGBT community.  The council of the Borough of Ville-Marie of Montreal was the first political body to adopt the Decleration of Montreal on Tuesday the 1st of August.