Secretary Kerry Video Remarks Celebrating LGBT Pride Month
Transcript of video remarks: Hello! I wanted to take a moment to join people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride month. This month…
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LGBT Groups Applaud Naming of Ambassador Susan Rice and Samantha Power to New Posts
June 5, 2013 – The Council for Global Equality and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) applaud President Obama’s decision to name Ambassador Susan Rice,…
Read moreLGBT Pride Month Statement for Secretary of State John Kerry
The Department of State joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Forty-four years after Stonewall, we see incredible progress in…
Read more30 Colombian LGBT activists attend training
Repost from The Washington Blade BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Roughly 30 activists from across Colombia attended a four-day training in the Colombian capital from May 30-June 2 designed to…
Read moreNigerian Human Rights Defenders, Groups, Individuals, and CSO’s Condemn the Passage of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill
Nigerian human rights defenders, individuals, and Civil society organizations have condemned the passage of the “Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill” passed in the Nigerian House of Representatives on May…
Read moreFor the First Time in History, the World Health Organization (WHO) Vigorously Debated LGBT Health
On May 29, the Executive Board of the WHO, comprised of 34 member states, discussed an item titled “Improving the Health and Well-Being of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender…
Read moreUSAID-supported gay training to take place in Colombia
Repost from the Washington Balde The first training as part of a USAID-backed public-private partnership designed to promote LGBT rights around the world will take place in the…
Read morePeace Corps Announces New Service Opportunity for Same-Sex Couples
Peace Corps Press Statement Washington, D.C., May 21, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic…
Read moreILGA Launches Its 2013 Issue of the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report
Geneva, 15 May 2013 – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has launched its 2013 issue of the state-sponsored homophobia report, a world survey…
Read moreInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
This week we join with the worldwide LGBT community in celebrating IDAHO – the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. IDAHO is less known in the U.S. than…
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