GLOBE ACT Reintroduced in Congress
June 9, 2021 — Senator Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senator Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representative Titus (NV-01), all champions of LGBTQI equality and members of foreign affairs committees…
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The State Department Needs Human Rights Leadership: Confirm Uzra Zeya Now
June 9, 2021 — The Council for Global Equality focuses on policies, not politics. Our goal — that of advancing the human rights and community inclusion of LGBTQI…
Read moreCelebrating IDAHOBIT
May 17, 2021 – Today, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), and we welcome President Biden’s statement commemorating the day. This marks…
Read moreThe Human Rights of LGBTQI Persons by the Numbers
April 7, 2021 – The State Department last week released its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The reports are required by Congress and chronicle human rights…
Read moreStanding for the Rights of LGBTQI Persons in the State Department’s Annual Human Rights Reports
March 31, 2021 – Secretary of State Blinken yesterday released the State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and they reveal an all-too-familiar story of broad…
Read moreIt’s Time to Fund the President’s Global LGBTQI Commitments
As the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prepares President Biden’s first budget for federal spending in fiscal year 2022, the Administration should seize the opportunity to increase…
Read moreMost Inclusive U.S. Delegation Ever Named to UN Signals New Direction and Leadership
March 16, 2021 – The Council for Global Equality applauds Vice President Harris for her comments today at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the…
Read moreLeading on LGBTQI Issues at the World Bank and in other International Financial Institutions
March 5, 2021 – As the World Bank’s annual Spring Meetings approach, it is important to reflect on President Biden’s recent far-reaching Presidential Memorandum committing that “[i]t shall…
Read moreGlobal Equality Today: March 2021 Newsletter
The Council for Global Equality and our thirty institutional members are actively engaged with the new Biden-Harris Administration to restore U.S. leadership in support of human rights for LGBTQI individuals…
Read moreMultilateralism is Back: Engaging the UN Human Rights Council with Humility
February 24, 2021 – Secretary of State Antony Blinken today addressed the UN Human Rights Council, the world’s leading human rights body that the Trump Administration decided to…
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