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Obama Administration Calls for UN Support for Gay Rights
The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations’ top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S....
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Vatican Tells UN That Gay Rights Are Special Rights
The Vatican has described gay rights as “special rights” in criticizing an historic United Nations report documenting discriminatory laws and acts of violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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Ban Ki-Moon’s United Nations Speech on Gay Rights – The Re-Mix
A remix of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s video in support of gay rights was released Wednesday on YouTube. The two-minute-thirty-second video begins with video footage showing most...
View ArticleTunisia: Country Will Not Decriminalize Gay Sex
Tunisian minister of human rights, transitional justice and spokesman of the Tunisian government, Samir Dilou has rejected a recommendation by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to...
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UN Secretary General Says Governments Need to Uphold LGBT Rights
The head of the United Nations says governments around the world need to protect their LGBT citizens. Towleroad.com reports: We should all be outraged when people suffer discrimination, assault and...
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Vietnam: UN Congratulates Country on LGBT Rights Progress
from Google MapsA United Nations coordinator is congratulating Vietnam on its progress on LGBT rights. Gay Star News reports: The UN has congratulated Vietnam on the progress of the LGBT rights...
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Sign a Petition to the UN to Deny Accreditation to an Anti Gay Organization
Our friend Ned at Marriage Equality USA brought this to our attention: This right-wing, NOM-like group is oppressing LGBT people worldwide, and especially in Russia. Please mention this petition to...
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Cameroon: Country Will Not Decriminalize Homosexuality
from Google MapsDespite a UN push to get Cameroon to change its treatment of its LGBT citizens, the country has refused to legalize homosexuality. Pink News reports: During its Universal Periodic...
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Anti-Gay Ugandan to Become President of United Nations Assembly
The rotating annual position is due to go to a man who claims most Africans abhor gays. Pink News reports: An anti-gay Ugandan politician is set to become the next head of the United Nations General...
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WATCH: United Nations ‘Free & Equal’ video marking #IDAHOT2015
In at least 76 countries around the world, loving someone of the same sex is illegal and, in ten countries, it is even punishable by death. In many more countries citizens are denied their right to...
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