World Refugee Day: #LGBTrefugeeswelcome
For World Refugee Day, we stand with the millions of refugees who have been forced to flee their homes to seek safety in distant lands. The current levels…
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USAID Nominee Should Affirm that Investments in LGBT Development Have Real Impact
President Trump has nominated Ambassador Mark Green as the new Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Council looks forward to his confirmation hearing, where…
Read moreRos-Lehtinen, Engel, Issa, Cicilline, Royce, and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Resolution on Violence in Chechnya
May 23, 2017 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement after introducing…
Read moreOAS LGBTI Core Group Statement: International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Joint Statement Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Washington, DC May 17, 2017 Today, on May 17, the members of the OAS LGBTI Core Group (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile,…
Read moreStatement from U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Reports of Detentions and Killings in Chechnya
Statement from Ambassador Nikki Haley We continue to be disturbed by reports of kidnapping, torture, and murder of people in Chechnya based on their sexual orientation and those…
Read moreGovernments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
Repost from Human Rights Watch ‘She Decides’ Summit to Counter Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’ (Brussels) – Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health…
Read moreCardin Statement on LGBT Rights, Issues at Start of Trump Administration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Tuesday: “At the confirmation hearings of Rex Tillerson and…
Read moreRex Tillerson’s Nomination
When Rex Tillerson goes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, he should be given the professional respect to which anyone of his achievement is entitled. But…
Read moreU.S. State Department Should Apologize for “Lavender Scare”
The Obama Administration clearly deserves great credit for turning the page on our country’s inattention to LGBT human rights abuse abroad. And we’re immensely proud of the State…
Read moreRemarks opposing a UN General Assembly Amendment to Delay the Mandate of the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City December 19, 2016 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President.…
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