The 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…
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Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons Worldwide: A State Department Priority
Fact Sheet Bureau of Public Affairs June 28, 2013 “As Secretary, I join with my colleagues at our embassies, consulates and USAID missions around the world in saying…
Read morePresident Obama Comments on Yesterday’s DOMA Supreme Court Ruling
President Obama’s remarks at a joint press conference in Senegal, where after speaking about yesterday’s Court decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), he addressed the treatment…
Read moreStatement by the President on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act
I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples…
Read moreGlobal Equality Fund Advances Human Rights of LGBT Communities
Repost from DipNote PRIDE events abound in the month of June, especially here in the nation’s capital. John Kerry has championed LGBT equality for over 30 years, and…
Read moreObama Calls for LGBT Equality in Berlin Speech
Earlier today, President Obama addressed the German people in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and expressed his commitment to LGBT people. “When we stand up for our…
Read moreDr. Daniel Baer nominated to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
The Council for Global Equality is delighted to note that Dr. Daniel Baer, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, has been nominated…
Read moreLGBT Groups Applaud Naming of Ambassador Susan Rice and Samantha Power to New Posts
June 5, 2013 – The Council for Global Equality and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) applaud President Obama’s decision to name Ambassador Susan Rice,…
Read moreHIAS’ report, “Invisible in the City,” examines protection gaps facing LGBTI refugees
Remarks Anne C. Richard Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Washington, DC May 7, 2013 Thank you, Mark, and thank you to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society…
Read moreSerious Human Rights Abuses Directed at LGBT Populations in Every Region
The State Department’s latest country human rights reports, released April 19, confirm the lack of respect that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face in many areas…
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