Global Post begins series on the global battle over LGBT rights
Global Post an international news publication has begin its series “The Rainbow Struggle: A Global Battle Over Gay Rights“. A team of four writers and photo journalists will…
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USAID to designate coordinator for LGBT issues overseas
Repost from the Washington Blade A top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development announced on Monday a senior coordinator would soon be named to guide the…
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Repost from Foreign Policy Don’t let the Amina hoax distract attention from the plight of the real gay community in Syria. DAMASCUS, Syria — In a city like…
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Repost from The Star (South Africa) by By Navi Pillay South Africa has given the world some powerful ideas – foremost among them the concept of the rainbow…
Read moreU.S. gov’t awards $250K to create LGBT refugee resource center
Repost from the Washington Balde The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that it has awarded $250,000 to a Chicago-based human rights organization to create the first-ever resource center…
Read moreCommentary by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle: An eyewitness to homophobia, from Uganda to the UN
repost from SDGLN The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle – Special to SDGLN June 10th, 2011 Editor’s note: Albert Ogle writes: “This week, I travelled from Kampala, Uganda to…
Read moreStudy finds more countries accepting homosexuality
repost from AFP WASHINGTON — The vast majority of countries around the world have become more accepting of homosexuality, with the exception of Russia and other former socialist…
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by Mark Bromley, Council Chair, The Council for Global Equality Richard Grenell posted an online piece for the Advocate on February 19 in response to Kerry Eleveld’s profile…
Read moreThe Sudden Rise of a Pro-Gay Foreign Policy in the United States
repost from Huffington Post by Javier Corrales | Professor of Political Science at Amherst College The Obama administration is often criticized for betraying gay rights. Despite having helped…
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