Madonna defends the Gay community during her St. Petersburg Concert
Repost from Polina Savchenko of Coming Out The Pop Star and Gay Icon Madonna who recently held a tribute for Pussy Riot, the feminist punk band, in Moscow,…
Read moreTag: LGBT
Protection Concerns and Vulnerabilities for LGBT Iraqis
Blog Posting Written by: Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, July 2012 In March of 2012, U.S. and international media outlets reported a renewed wave of violence against LGBT individuals…
Read moreAdvocacy at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC
During the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington this summer, the Council organized a series of meetings for 60 LGBT leaders from around the world to introduce them…
Read moreCalling for Basic Freedoms of Speech and Assembly for LGBT Moldovan Citizens
On July 3, thirty members of the United States House of Representatives—both Republican and Democrat—sent letters to Moldova’s Prime Minister and to the President of the Moldovan Parliament.…
Read moreSecretary Hillary Clinton accepts the World LGBT Award from World Pride
Read moreListen to joint briefing by the White House and State Department on the annual Human Rights Report
Listen to a joint briefing by the White House and State Department on the annual Human Rights Report here. (duration 58:21—Please note it will take a moment for playback…
Read moreExclusive LGBT Pride Interview with Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Repost from The New Civil Rights Movement by Tanya Domi Under Secretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine, who is the chief of public diplomacy and public affairs at the…
Read moreCalling for the Rejection of Shocking Anti-Semitism and Homophobia Advocated by Right Wing Hungarian Political Party
(Washington, D.C.) –Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (NY-7), along with 49 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban strongly…
Read morePride in U.S. Diplomatic Engagement: Council Chair Mark Bromley Reflects on U.S. Embassy Celebration in Japan
The Council was invited to join the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and the U.S. Consulate in Osaka last week to commemorate LGBT Pride month, and I had the…
Read moreJulie Dorf named to Go Magazines “100 Women That We Love”
The leader of our nation has come out in support of LGBT equal rights—but millions of LGBT people around the globe have no such government advocate. Fortunately, they…
Read more