Acknowledgements This report reflects the discussions that took place during the Jean-Jacques Gautier Symposium on Addressing situations of vulnerability of LGBT persons in detention. APT would like to thank all members of national preventive mechanisms against torture and other experts present at the meeting for their active participation and valuable contributions. APT would also like to thank JeanSébastien Blanc and Maud Correnti for organising the Symposium and preparing this report. Finally, APT wishes to commend the entire staff for their total dedication and support in helping to ensure the smooth running of the Symposium, and conveys its special thanks in this regard to Mireille Gheryani, Barbara Bernath, Isabelle Heyer and Rosita Ericsson. v