Russian Civil Society Leaders Inspire
Repost From Ambassador Michael McFaul Despite a packed G-20 schedule filled with meetings on economic issues and the situation in Syria, President Obama also took the time while…
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High Hopes as Obama Prepares to Meet with Russian Gay Activists
Repost from the Washington Blade President Obama is set to meet with a group of human rights advocates in Russia on Friday, including representatives of LGBT rights groups…
Read morePro-gay U.S. firms face hurdles in antigay Russia
Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle The company has a rock-solid policy of “inclusion and diversity” in the workplace and numerous LGBT employees, and it was one of…
Read moreThe Facts on LGBT Rights in Russia
In recent weeks, public attention to the ongoing crackdown on LGBT rights in the Russian Federation and its potential impact on the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in February 2014 has…
Read moreHouse Members Urge Secretary Kerry to Protect LGBT People at 2014 Sochi Olympics
A bipartisan group of 87 House members have signed on to a letter asking Secretary Kerry, “what diplomatic measures the State Department is planning to take to ensure…
Read moreU.S. Says Visas From Gay Spouses Will Get Equal Treatment
Repost from Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will immediately begin considering visa applications of gay and lesbian spouses in the same manner as heterosexual couples, U.S.…
Read moreThe BAI denounces religious leaders’ march against Haiti’s LGBT community
Press Statement from Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) (Port-au-Prince, July 17, 2013) – As countries around the world acknowledge the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals to marry…
Read moreClear-eyed Support for LGBT Rights an Important Component of U.S. Human Rights Policy
At last month’s Pride celebration at the State Department, Secretary of State John Kerry made clear that he shares his predecessor’s clear-eyed support for LGBT rights as an…
Read moreILGA Launches Its 2013 Issue of the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report
Geneva, 15 May 2013 – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has launched its 2013 issue of the state-sponsored homophobia report, a world survey…
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…
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