Strange bedfellows
Repost from The Economist American Christian zealots are fighting back against gay rights—abroad IT MIGHT seem only a nasty coincidence. As gay rights advance in the West—France and…
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‘Traditional Values’ code for human rights abuse?
Repost from CNN.com by Graeme Reid, Human Rights Watch The U.N. Human Rights Council recently passed a resolution on “traditional values of humankind” as a vehicle for “promoting…
Read moreWitch-hunt in Iraq
Repost from BBC News Iraqi law enforcement agencies are involved in the systematic and deadly persecution of gay men and women there, a BBC investigation has revealed. Dozens,…
Read moreExclusive LGBT Pride Interview with Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Repost from The New Civil Rights Movement by Tanya Domi Under Secretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine, who is the chief of public diplomacy and public affairs at the…
Read moreActivist discusses impact of Obama’s gay marriage support
Repost from The Japan Times By AYAKO MIE, Staff writer The recent endorsement of gay marriage by U.S. President Barack Obama was a milestone for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
Read moreRights body has finally stood up for gays and lesbians
repost from Daily Nation by Makau Mutua Makau Mutua is Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor at SUNY Buffalo Law School and Chair of the KHRC. I’ve been pilloried…
Read moreAnalysis: The global impact of Obama’s support for gay marriage
The president’s decision represents a “next generation” for whom LGBT equality is a given. May 10, 2012–As an LGBT rights advocate, I have experienced so many proud moments…
Read moreLGBTs have a voice in foreign affairs
Op-Ed as it appears in the Bay Area Reporter, written by The Council for Global Equality, Senior Advisor, Michael Guest When it comes to the rights of LGBT…
Read moreHilary Clinton’s landmark Human Rights Day speech
Op Ed by Julie Dorf, Senior Advisor, The Council for Global Equality As I listened to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s landmark Human Rights Day speech last…
Read moreA Changed U.S. State Department
By former U.S. ambassador to Romania and Senior Advisor to The Council for Global Equality, Michael Guest Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s December 6 Geneva speech on…
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