US government says it will now use the term ‘sexual rights’
Repost from the Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. government says it will begin using the term “sexual rights” in discussions of human rights and global development.…
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The State of LGBT Rights Abroad
The three-month-late State Department release of the 2014 country human rights reports on June 25 passed largely under the radar. We’ll leave aside the obvious question as to…
Read moreA Whole-of-Government Approach to Trade
President Obama’s groundbreaking December 2011 Presidential Memorandum calls for a cross-agency, whole-of-government approach to addressing LGBT human and civil rights shortcomings abroad. That effort surely will be a…
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 moreAdvocacy Groups Seek U.S. Travel Ban Against Gambian President
Repost from the Washington Blade More than a dozen LGBT advocacy groups on Friday called upon the Obama administration ban Gambian officials responsible for human rights abuses from…
Read morePresident Recognizes Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans for the First Time in State of the Union Speech
“As Americans, we respect human dignity, even when we’re threatened, which is why I’ve prohibited torture, and worked to make sure our use of new technology like drones…
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 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 moreAJWS and Human Rights Organizations Meet with White House to Make the Case for a Special U.S. Envoy for LGBT Rights
Repost from American Jewish World Service Washington D.C. – American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and a coalition of advocacy and human rights organizations met with White House officials…
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