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U.S. State Department Issues Statement on David Kato’s Murder

Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 27, 2011 We are profoundly saddened by the loss of…

CNN Reports on David Kato’s Murder

Ban Ki-moon statement calling for an end to human rights violations

During a special sitting at the United Nations on January 25, 2010, Ban Ki-moon delivered a powerful statement calling for an end to human rights violations based on…

Advocate runs story about Hillary Clinton and the State Department

Kerry Eleveld of the Advocate published her story on Hillary Clinton and her team at the State Department in today’s online issue of the Advocate titled “Madam Secretary”.…

Ugandan Media barred from outing LGBT people

The Ugandan High Court issued a ruling yesterday barring media outlets from publishing the identities of perceived LGBT people. The decision is being called a “landmark” ruling by…

The Global Gay Rights Battlefields

In an article by Max Strasser in the December 20, 2010 issue of Foreign Policy Magazine the author highlights the LGBT rights battles taking shape in countries has…

U.S. Leads Battle to Recognize Gay Rights at UN: Historic General Assembly Vote Reaffirms Equality for All

December 21, 2010 – In an important victory for LGBT rights on the floor of the UN General Assembly today, 93 countries supported a human rights resolution condemning…

NPR reports on the Anti-Gay Atmosphere Permeating Uganda

Listen to Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s report on the anti-gay atmosphere permeating Uganda. The story includes audio from her interview with the “kill the gays” bill author David Bahati…

Gay rights in focus before UN vote

repost from The AP By ANITA SNOW| The Associated Press Sunday, December 19, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — A culture war has broken out at the United Nations over…

Take Action on an Important LGBT Vote at the United Nations

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice announced on Friday that the U.S. will press for a major UN vote to restore language in a resolution on extrajudicial…