The [[International Lesbian and Gay Association]] was founded in 1978 and is a world-wide network of national and local homosexual groups has more than 620 member organisations.<ref>http://www.ilga.org/</ref> In 1993 the ILGA obtained consultative status on the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) but in 1994 they lost their status due to groups within their membership, most notably [[NAMBLA]] and [[Vereniging MARTIJN]], advocating pedophilia or expressing soliditarity with pro-pedophilia groups.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/issues/government-promotion/united-nations/</ref><ref>http://www.paedosexualitaet.de/hist/leavingILGA.html</ref><ref>http://www.camprehoboth.com/issue07_28_06/past_out.htm</ref> ILGA expelled the groups associated with pediphilia but they were denied | The [[International Lesbian and Gay Association]] was founded in 1978 and is a world-wide network of national and local homosexual groups has more than 620 member organisations.<ref>http://www.ilga.org/</ref> In 1993 the ILGA obtained consultative status on the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) but in 1994 they lost their status due to groups within their membership, most notably [[NAMBLA]] and [[Vereniging MARTIJN]], advocating pedophilia or expressing soliditarity with pro-pedophilia groups.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/issues/government-promotion/united-nations/</ref><ref>http://www.paedosexualitaet.de/hist/leavingILGA.html</ref><ref>http://www.camprehoboth.com/issue07_28_06/past_out.htm</ref> ILGA expelled the groups associated with pediphilia but they were denied |