America’s new LGBT envoy
Repost from Politico by NAHAL TOOSI When officials at the State Department began mulling the notion of creating a special LGBT envoy, there was some trepidation. A few worried…
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USAID Releases Report: “Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region”
USAID recently released the report Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region, which contains resources to assist Agency staff and implementing…
Read moreSen. Markey & Rep. Lowenthal Introduce Legislation Affirming U.S. Commitment to International LGBT Rights
Press Statement from the office of Senator Edward J. Markey Washington (January 29, 2015) – In the wake of President Obama’s commitment in the State of the Union to…
Read moreGlobal LGBT Rights Advocates Send Joint Letter to President Obama
A group of 24 leading LGBT rights advocates from every region of the world sent a joint letter to President Obama in late December asking him to stand…
Read moreU.S. Kicks African Nation From Trade Agreement Over Anti-LGBT Crackdown
Repost from BuzzFeed The United States on Tuesday dropped The Gambia from a popular free trade agreement in response to a crackdown on LGBT rights and other human…
Read moreObama Administration Brings Global LGBTI Community Together to Advance Human Rights and Development
Repost from the White House blog Last month, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, where I work, co-hosted the third-annual Conference to…
Read moreTo consolidate an Obama legacy, entrench support for global LGBT rights
Repost from The Hill by Raymond Smith With attention increasingly turning to the legacy of the Obama administration, one area of civil rights seems sure to be viewed…
Read moreInternational Olympic Committee Adopts Proposal to Include Sexual Orientation in Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter
Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously voted in favor of adopting “Proposal 14” of the Olympic Agenda 2020. This vote will add non-discrimination language regarding sexual orientation in…
Read moreORAM Congratulates EU Court of Justice for Landmark Decision on Credibility Assessment in LGBTI Asylum Claims
Press Statement from ORAM The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark decision on assessing the credibility of sexual minority asylum seekers. In A,…
Read moreU.N. Human Rights Council adopts LGBT resolution
Press Statement from ARC International (Geneva, September 26, 2014) – The United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on combatting violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
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