The “Us Versus Them” Mentality
Much already has been said by others on Arizona’s new law that would allow – no, require – police officers to infringe on civil liberties in an effort…
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Lou Engle’s Personal Crusade to Encourage the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”
For some time now, Uganda’s so-called “anti-homosexuality bill” has been on a slow roll, still pending in parliament but with no visible sign of movement. Last weekend, U.S.…
Read moreSenate Committee Passes Feingold Amendment Strengthening LGBT Protections Worldwide
April 27, 2010 – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) offered an amendment today in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to help the State Department address LGBT human rights…
Read moreThe International and the Domestic – Where the Worlds Come Together
So much of social justice work occurs in single-issue silos. Even within our own LGBT “single issue,” domestic issues in the United States and the LGBT struggles in…
Read moreU.S. Senate Passes Resolution Condemning the “Anti-Homosexuality” Bill in Uganda
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) condemning the “Anti-Homosexuality”…
Read moreSenate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Resolution Opposing Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009
by Ty Cobb of Human Rights Campaign | As posted on HRC’s Back Story Blog Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a senate resolution (S. Res. 409)…
Read moreUganda’s Anti-homosexuality Bill Remains Pending
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill remains pending in parliament. The latest edition of Box Turtle Bulletin reports on what may be the bill’s slow demise (follow link below). However, until…
Read moreSupporting the Human Rights of LGBT People Globally
Last week in Stockholm, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) hosted a meeting of donor countries together with private foundations that support the human rights of LGBT…
Read moreCongressman Eliot Engel calls on Honduran government to end impunity for human rights abuses directed at the country’s LGBT community
At a Congressional hearing in Washington this week, Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, called on the Honduran government…
Read moreSevere Human Rights Abuses against LGBT People Documented in State Department Report to Congress
Washington, DC – March 11, 2010 – The Council for Global Equality applauds this year’s State Department human rights report to Congress for underscoring the clear and growing…
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