Officials: Uganda’s leader to sign anti-gay bill
Repost from the Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni plans to sign a bill into law that prescribes life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, officials…
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Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia
Repost from The Guardian The United Nations secretary-general has used a speech ahead of theWinter Olympics in Sochi to condemn attacks on the LGBT community, amid growing criticism of Russia‘s so-called “gay…
Read moreAttorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Parliament of Sweden
Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the Swedish Parliament today and pledged continued support by the U.S. Government to advance the equality of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender people.…
Read moreLast Law in Europe Criminalizing Homosexuality is Scrapped, in First Win for the Human Dignity Trust
Press Statement from Human Dignity Trust London-based legal organisation the Human Dignity Trust, which exists to support local challenges to anti-gay laws, is today celebrating its first win.…
Read moreEvangelicals Are Winning The Gay Marriage Fight — in Africa and Russia
Repost from National Journal Long before President Obama selected three gay athletes to lead the American delegation to the Sochi Olympics, long before President Vladimir Putin declared Russia…
Read moreRep. Eliot Engel Statement on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
“To be clear, the passage of this legislation is a stain on the human rights record of Uganda, and appears to be part of a troubling trend of…
Read moreFor LGBT Donors, Russia Is The New Marriage
Repost from BuzzFeed, by J. Lester Feder Can the strategies that turned the U.S. LGBT movement into a money machine work when the fight goes abroad? Melissa Etheridge headlined…
Read moreU.S. Mission to the United Nations: Remarks at a Roundtable Strategy Session on International LGBT Rights
As delivered by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations I’d like to welcome you to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and I’d…
Read moreTransgender Day of Remembrance Reminds Society That Trans Lives Are Valuable
Repost from The Huffington Post Blog – by Eòghann Renfroe Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for all of us to come together to memorialize and honor…
Read moreMalawi High Court weighs overturning anti-gay law
Repost from Erasing 76 Crimes Malawi’s anti-gay law faced a new challenge this week as the Malawi High Court decided to review the constitutionality of the country’s ban…
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