Category: U.S. State Department
UNHCR Roundtable on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Seeking Protection on Account of Their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
repost from http://www.state.gov Special Assistant Elizabeth Drew, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Washington, DC, October 1, 2010 Thank you. It’s an honor to…
Read moreThe United States Government Submits Its Report to the UN for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
August 23, 2010 – Today the United States released its self-evaluating Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council outlining human rights conditions in…
Read moreLGBT, Immigration, Civil Rights and Faith Groups Praise Congress for United Effort to End Discrimination Against Lesbian & Gay Binational Families
July 15, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Ralls (202) 347-7007 / sralls (at) imeqactionfund.org WASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of organizations and leaders from the lesbian, gay,…
Read moreCouncil for Global Equality Criticized in The Advocate for Airing Domestic Inequities at UN
The August edition of The Advocate, which hit newsstands yesterday, has an article by James Kirchick that criticizes the Council for submitting information to the United Nations for…
Read moreUgandan Human Rights Activist Focuses on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Advocacy in the United States, Visits Washington, D.C., Louisville, and Salt Lake City
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 9, 2010 Ugandan Human Rights Activist Focuses on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Advocacy in the United…
Read moreLGBT Pride Celebration Event at U.S. State Department
Watch the full event including welcome statements from GLIFAA board president Bob Gilchrist, a speech from USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, an introduction from the Secretary’s of State…
Read moreGetting the Best of Both Worlds – Progress on Global LGBT Issues
It was hard to keep a dry eye when Secretary of State Clinton introduced four LGBT activists from Uganda, Malawi, Cameroon, and South Africa to a packed auditorium…
Read moreCouncil Representatives Join Secretary Clinton, USAID Administrator Shah to Discuss LGBT Human Rights
Secretary Clinton and USAID Administrator Shah spoke about integrating LGBT human rights with U.S. foreign policy in a State Department briefing on Tuesday, June 22. Following keynote remarks…
Read moreU.S. Department of State Announces Change Regarding Gender on Passports
U.S. Department of State announced that beginning on June 10 transgender individuals will need to present certification from an attending physician that the applicant has “undergone appropriate clinical…
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