The Human Rights of LGBTQI Persons by the Numbers
April 7, 2021 – The State Department last week released its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The reports are required by Congress and chronicle human rights…
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Standing for the Rights of LGBTQI Persons in the State Department’s Annual Human Rights Reports
March 31, 2021 – Secretary of State Blinken yesterday released the State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and they reveal an all-too-familiar story of broad…
Read moreIt’s Time to Fund the President’s Global LGBTQI Commitments
As the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prepares President Biden’s first budget for federal spending in fiscal year 2022, the Administration should seize the opportunity to increase…
Read moreMost Inclusive U.S. Delegation Ever Named to UN Signals New Direction and Leadership
March 16, 2021 – The Council for Global Equality applauds Vice President Harris for her comments today at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the…
Read moreLeading on LGBTQI Issues at the World Bank and in other International Financial Institutions
March 5, 2021 – As the World Bank’s annual Spring Meetings approach, it is important to reflect on President Biden’s recent far-reaching Presidential Memorandum committing that “[i]t shall…
Read moreGlobal Equality Today: March 2021 Newsletter
The Council for Global Equality and our thirty institutional members are actively engaged with the new Biden-Harris Administration to restore U.S. leadership in support of human rights for LGBTQI individuals…
Read moreMultilateralism is Back: Engaging the UN Human Rights Council with Humility
February 24, 2021 – Secretary of State Antony Blinken today addressed the UN Human Rights Council, the world’s leading human rights body that the Trump Administration decided to…
Read more“Diplomacy is Back”: Presidential Leadership and the Task of Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality
February 4, 2021 – The Council for Global Equality welcomes today’s affirmation by President Biden of the primacy of robust diplomacy in American foreign policy. The President’s speech…
Read moreInternational Human Rights Defense Act Introduced in Congress to Promote Rights of LGBTQI Individuals Globally
February 3 – The Council for Global Equality applauds Sen. Markey and Rep. Lowenthal for reintroducing legislation to codify the State Department position of Special Envoy for the…
Read moreLinda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN
January 27, 2021 – Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a nomination hearing for Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as our ambassador to the United Nations. Over the…
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