Hilary Clinton’s landmark Human Rights Day speech
Op Ed by Julie Dorf, Senior Advisor, The Council for Global Equality As I listened to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s landmark Human Rights Day speech last…
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LGBT Activists from Around the World React to Secretary Clinton’s Speech
December 9, 2011 – For this historic moment in the LGBT movement, the Council for Global Equality was privileged to bring 14 prominent LGBT activists from around the…
Read moreCouncil Applauds Clinton Speech and White House Announcement in Support of Human Rights for All
Secretary Clinton made a powerful case today at the UN in Geneva for why the respect and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide…
Read moreSecretary Clinton’s December 6 Human Rights Address
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 5, 2011 In recognition of Human Rights Day, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a human rights…
Read moreBerman Condemns Nigerian Assault On LGBT Rights
Press Statement from Congressman Howard L. Berman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 CONTACT: Gabby Adler Gabby.Adler@mail.house.gov 202.225.8110, office 202.215.4509, cell Berman Condemns Nigerian Assault On LGBT…
Read moreA Lone Activist Crusades for Change in Cameroon
Re-Post from the The Advocate By Andrew Harmon Civil rights attorney Alice Nkom is in an isolated fight for the west central African nation’s vulnerable gay community. Alice…
Read moreSecretary Clinton “Creating an AIDS-free Generation”
Watch Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s address an audience at the National Institute of Health on working towards an AIDS-free generation. You can also read her remarks…
Read moreUSAID ‘strongly encourages’ contractors to prohibit LGBT job bias
Repost from Washington Blade New policy implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development “strongly encourages” businesses contracting with the organization to have non-discrimination policies in place for…
Read moreReflections on Frank Kameny’s Impact
By Amb. (ret.) Michael Guest, Senior Advisor, The Council for Global Equality Word of Frank Kameny’s death yesterday at age 86 seeped in slowly – less thunderbolt than…
Read moreRemembering LGBT Hate Crimes in October
October 7, 2011 – Thirteen years ago this week, Matthew Shepard was attacked and left to die on a deserted road in Laramie, Wyoming. The month of October,…
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