The Place of Human Rights
Another new year. Another chance to put things right. For the Council for Global Equality, that means elevating the place of human rights – including those of LGBT,…
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LGBT and Intersex Youth Issues in Development
In honor of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), the Council for Global Equality is pleased to release the report from the 2014 Conference to…
Read moreEngel Sends Bipartisan Letter to USAID Urging Funding for LGBT Rights in Central America
Press Statement from Rep. Eliot L. Engel MARCH 12, WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was joined by Reps.…
Read moreUSAID Releases Report: “Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region”
USAID recently released the report Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Rights Activities into Programming in the Europe & Eurasia Region, which contains resources to assist Agency staff and implementing…
Read moreObama’s Evangelical Gravy Train
Repost from The Nation by Andy Kopsa Despite the president’s promise to cut funding to discredited HIV and pregnancy prevention programs, taxpayer dollars are still bankrolling anti-gay, anti-choice…
Read moreU.S. Agency for International Development Releases its LGBT Vision for Action
“This Vision outlines our Agency’s commitment—both in Washington and abroad—to include LGBT considerations in every area of our work, and in every place we work.” – Rajiv Shah,…
Read more30 Colombian LGBT activists attend training
Repost from The Washington Blade BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Roughly 30 activists from across Colombia attended a four-day training in the Colombian capital from May 30-June 2 designed to…
Read moreScope of Interagency Influence and Authority
Over the past three days, we’ve laid out a number of key issues to be grappled with as the U.S. government meshes its foreign assistance programs with the…
Read moreConditionality in U.S. Foreign Assistance
LGBT hate crimes and other abuses are a clear concern in a number of countries. Our developmental assistance policy-makers inevitably will confront the question of whether – and…
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…
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