Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) at 20
A State Department event on Wednesday captured the remarkable changes in how LGBT citizens are winning acceptance and fair treatment in our country – and how American diplomatic…
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Remarks at the 20th Anniversary of Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFFA)
Remarks: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 28, 2012 Click here to watch a video of the event. Thank you. Thank you.…
Read moreU.S. envoy meets Ugandan leaders over anti-gay bill
Repost from The Washington Blade The top U.S. diplomat in Africa met over the weekend with leaders in Uganda to express concerns about an anti-gay bill pending before…
Read moreUganda headed toward passing draconian anti-gay legislation
Repost from The Washington Blade Movement on a draconian anti-gay bill in Uganda is raising concerns the legislation may be headed toward passage in the coming weeks, although it’s…
Read moreUNGA Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary, and Arbitrary Executions
Brief compendium of articles and explanations on yesterdays vote on the Draft Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary, and Arbitrary Executions: General Assembly will Condemn in Strongest Terms Use of…
Read moreGovernments Condemn Extrajudicial Executions in Seminal UN Vote
Thank you to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission for this informative statement on the vote. Historic First Condemnation of Killings Based on Gender Identity (New…
Read moreU.S. Accomplishments During Its First Term on the UN Human Rights Council
The United States has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council and yesterday the U.S. Department of State released a statement highlighting the accomplishments during its first…
Read moreGlobal Reactions to the U.S. National Election
From Uganda: I stayed all night watching the results come in and at 4am on the election night, I joined hundreds of Ugandan activists, Diplomats, MPs and civil…
Read moreThe Votes are In
The votes are in: Barack Obama has been reelected to serve our country for another four years. Considered alongside the historic victories for marriage equality and the election…
Read more‘Traditional Values’ code for human rights abuse?
Repost from CNN.com by Graeme Reid, Human Rights Watch The U.N. Human Rights Council recently passed a resolution on “traditional values of humankind” as a vehicle for “promoting…
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