Category: United Nations
Ban Ki-Moon: Africa Leaders Should Respect Gay Rights
Repost from Huffington Post ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says African nations should stop treating gays as “second-class citizens, or even criminals”. Ban told African…
Read moreUnited Nations releases report “Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity”
December 15, 2011–The United Nations today released a groundbreaking report, titled simply “Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and…
Read moreLGBT Activists from Around the World React to Secretary Clinton’s Speech
December 9, 2011 – For this historic moment in the LGBT movement, the Council for Global Equality was privileged to bring 14 prominent LGBT activists from around the…
Read moreObama Addresses Global Gay Rights in UN Speech
Mark Bromley, chair of the Council for Global Equality, issued the following statement to The Advocate Wednesday on the president’s address: “The President’s remarks today at the UN…
Read morePresident Obama calls on the countries of the world to stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians
Today President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly and called on world leaders to stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians. “And to make sure…
Read moreVideo: How gay rights debate began at the UN
Watch UN human rights chief Navi Pillay looks back at the evolution of the gay rights
Read moreRemarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice at LGBT Pride Month Reception
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice at a LGBT Pride Month Reception Held by Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, at the State Department Susan E. Rice…
Read moreUS State Department Briefing on LGBT Resolution at UN Human Rights Council
The following post is the transcript of a phone briefing held by the US State Department after the historic vote by the UN Human Rights Council on LGBT…
Read moreStatement by the President on the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 17, 2011 Today, for the first time in history, the United Nations adopted a resolution dedicated…
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