Obama includes gays in Holocaust speech
Repost from The Washington Blade President Obama explicitly addressed the plight gay men faced during the Holocaust in a speech Monday urging that the atrocities of the genocide…
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Opening up U.S. assistance programs to LGBT populations
A little green dot marks December 6 on our calendar for last year. That’s the day the President issued his Memorandum instructing all USG foreign affairs agencies to…
Read morePresident Obama calls on the countries of the world to stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians
Today President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly and called on world leaders to stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians. “And to make sure…
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Read moreMarking Progress for LGBT Americans in Foreign Affairs
Repost from Dipnote (The State Department Blog) Curtis Ried is a Political Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. For more information on the work of…
Read moreStatement by the President on the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 17, 2011 Today, for the first time in history, the United Nations adopted a resolution dedicated…
Read moreU.S. State Department: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Press Release: U.S. Department of State WASHINGTON, DC – In every part of the world, men and women are persecuted and attacked because of who they are or…
Read moreStatement by the Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 22, 2011 President Obama believes that advancing the human rights of minorities and the marginalized is…
Read moreStatement by the President on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 19, 2010 Statement by the President on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC I welcome this…
Read morePresidential Proclamation–Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
The White House as issued a proclamation commemorating June as LGBT Pride Month. Read the full proclamation here
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