The Dark Closet
Repost from Foreign Policy Don’t let the Amina hoax distract attention from the plight of the real gay community in Syria. DAMASCUS, Syria — In a city like…
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US State Department Briefing on LGBT Resolution at UN Human Rights Council
The following post is the transcript of a phone briefing held by the US State Department after the historic vote by the UN Human Rights Council on LGBT…
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 moreSec. Hillary Clinton on UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 17, 2011 Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human…
Read moreStatement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, on the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Repost from U.S. Mission to the United Nations U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, NY June 17, 2011 FOR…
Read moreUN Adopts Groundbreaking Resolution Affirming that LGBT Rights are Human Rights
June 17, 2011—For the First time, the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva has adopted a resolution expressing concern at acts of violence and discrimination committed against lesbian,…
Read moreUN’s Human Rights Council to cast historic vote
The UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva is likely to vote tomorrow (Friday, June 17) on a formal resolution expressing concern at acts of violence and discrimination committed…
Read moreNo place for homophobia here
Repost from The Star (South Africa) by By Navi Pillay South Africa has given the world some powerful ideas – foremost among them the concept of the rainbow…
Read moreU.S. gov’t awards $250K to create LGBT refugee resource center
Repost from the Washington Balde The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that it has awarded $250,000 to a Chicago-based human rights organization to create the first-ever resource center…
Read moreLGBTI “Pride” in Uganda Means Fighting for Basic Rights and Freedom
Repost from Council member Human Rights First. By Beth Tuckey Click below to listen to an audio podcast of Ugandan activist Julius Kaggwa on the state of LGBTI…
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