LGBT and Intersex Youth Issues in Development
In honor of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), the Council for Global Equality is pleased to release the report from the 2014 Conference to…
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America’s new LGBT envoy
Repost from Politico by NAHAL TOOSI When officials at the State Department began mulling the notion of creating a special LGBT envoy, there was some trepidation. A few worried…
Read moreObama Applauds LGBT Advocate During Jamaica Speech
Repost from The Washington Blade President Obama on Thursday applauded a prominent Jamaican LGBT rights advocate as he spoke during a town hall meeting in the country’s capital.…
Read moreUSAID Releases Report: “Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region”
USAID recently released the report Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region, which contains resources to assist Agency staff and implementing…
Read moreWelcome Reception to Commemorate the Announcement of Randy Berry, First-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Persons
Secretary of State John Kerry is hosting a welcome reception to commemorate the announcement of Randy Berry as the first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT…
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 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 moreU.S. Kicks African Nation From Trade Agreement Over Anti-LGBT Crackdown
Repost from BuzzFeed The United States on Tuesday dropped The Gambia from a popular free trade agreement in response to a crackdown on LGBT rights and other human…
Read moreUS Should Act Against Gambia’s Dictatorship
Repost from AlJazeera.com On Oct. 9, longtime Gambian President Yahya Jammeh quietly signed into law a new bill that carries a penalty of life imprisonment for “aggravated homosexuality.”…
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