Secretary of State John Kerry’s Remarks at the LGBT Ministerial Event
September 26, 2013, New York, New York SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much (inaudible). Thank you, and I apologize to all of my colleagues for being a little…
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The Facts on LGBT Rights in Russia
In recent weeks, public attention to the ongoing crackdown on LGBT rights in the Russian Federation and its potential impact on the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in February 2014 has…
Read moreFree and Equal: A Global Public Education Campaign Combatting Homophobia and Transphobia
On 16 July, human rights defender and journalist Eric Lembembe was brutally tortured and murdered in Cameroon. Cases like these are reported far too often throughout the world.…
Read moreLGBT Groups Applaud Naming of Ambassador Susan Rice and Samantha Power to New Posts
June 5, 2013 – The Council for Global Equality and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) applaud President Obama’s decision to name Ambassador Susan Rice,…
Read moreFor the First Time in History, the World Health Organization (WHO) Vigorously Debated LGBT Health
On May 29, the Executive Board of the WHO, comprised of 34 member states, discussed an item titled “Improving the Health and Well-Being of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender…
Read moreUnited Nations Moves Forward on LGBT Rights
The United Nations process to discuss a Human Rights Council resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity ended in Oslo on Tuesday with a conclusions document that calls…
Read moreInternational Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Desmond Tutu on LGBT Rights in Africa
Read moreSecretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Welcomes Participants to the International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
South Africa and Norway are co-hosting The International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with over 200 government and NGO’s are participating in the dialog.…
Read moreDivided Ex-gay Movement Still Encouraging “Conversion” Therapy in Latin America
Repost from Political Research Associates Boston, MA, April 2, 2013: Exodus International, the U.S. network of Christian ministries prominent in the “ex-gay” movement, dramatically changed its position in…
Read moreLGBT Rights Debate Unfolds at the UN (VIDEO)
Repost from the Huffington Post For decades the word “gay” was almost never heard in formal meetings at the United Nations. Today, after a series of recent diplomatic…
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