Kenya’s Reelected Leader Must End Horrifying Anal Exams
Repost from the Advocate Kenya, the economic and political powerhouse of Eastern and Central Africa, held an election this week to choose the fifth president of the country…
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Council for Global Equality Releases Human Rights Rebuke in Advance of Trump-Putin Meeting this Week
Leading human rights and LGBT organizations in the Council for Global Equality wrote to Secretary Tillerson to express outrage at the Administration’s continued denigration of the value that…
Read moreHouse LGBT Caucus Commends Foreign Affairs Committee Approval of Bipartisan Chechnya Resolution
Washington D.C.— The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus commended the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) for passing H.Res.351, a bipartisan resolution condemning the detention, torture, and murders of gay…
Read moreEnding the Lavender Scare: Why the Love Act of 2017 Matters
By Michael Guest On June 22, Senator Cardin introduced legislation to mitigate the consequences of the “Lavender Scare” – the1950’s-era witch hunt that resulted in the dismissal of…
Read moreUSAID Nominee Should Affirm that Investments in LGBT Development Have Real Impact
President Trump has nominated Ambassador Mark Green as the new Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Council looks forward to his confirmation hearing, where…
Read moreRos-Lehtinen, Engel, Issa, Cicilline, Royce, and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Resolution on Violence in Chechnya
May 23, 2017 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement after introducing…
Read moreStatement from U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Reports of Detentions and Killings in Chechnya
Statement from Ambassador Nikki Haley We continue to be disturbed by reports of kidnapping, torture, and murder of people in Chechnya based on their sexual orientation and those…
Read moreCardin Statement on LGBT Rights, Issues at Start of Trump Administration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Tuesday: “At the confirmation hearings of Rex Tillerson and…
Read moreRex Tillerson’s Nomination
When Rex Tillerson goes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, he should be given the professional respect to which anyone of his achievement is entitled. But…
Read moreRemarks opposing a UN General Assembly Amendment to Delay the Mandate of the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City December 19, 2016 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President.…
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