Statement by Secretary Kerry: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Repost from U.S. Department of State On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the United States solemnly honors the memory of the many transgender individuals who lost their lives to…
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Nisha Ayub Receives the 2016 Woman of Courage Award
The Council for Global Equality congratulates Nisha Ayub, Director of SEED Malaysia, for receiving the 2016 Woman of Courage award from Secretary of State John Kerry at a…
Read moreThailand Acts to End LGBT Discrimination
Repost from Human Rights Watch Thailand has taken a big step in protecting transgender people from discrimination. Earlier this month, Thailand’s Gender Equality Act came into effect, signaling…
Read moreReflecting UN Progress on Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2014 — Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember brave transgender individuals around the world who have been killed because of who they are or…
Read moreVideo: Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks at the GLIFAA Pride Event
If you cannot see the video please follow this link On June 19, Secretary of State, John Kerry addressed the audience at the LGBT+ Pride in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)…
Read moreTransgender Day of Remembrance Reminds Society That Trans Lives Are Valuable
Repost from The Huffington Post Blog – by Eòghann Renfroe Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for all of us to come together to memorialize and honor…
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…
Read moreSerious Human Rights Abuses Directed at LGBT Populations in Every Region
The State Department’s latest country human rights reports, released April 19, confirm the lack of respect that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face in many areas…
Read moreTransgender Rights Bill Passes Canadian House Of Commons
Report from the Huffington Post OTTAWA – A bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender Canadians was approved by the House of Commons on Wednesday.…
Read moreTransgender People in Sweden No Longer Face Forced Sterilization
Repost from Time Until late last week one of Europe’s most progressive nations had one of the continent’s most repressive policies on transgender people. Swedish law had required…
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