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Oh, The Drama! The UN Human-Rights System Tackles Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity

Cynthia Rothschild | Posted 05.29.2012

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Cynthia Rothschild

Even with the back and forth, the up and down, I think the Human Rights Council panel in March, and its related, first-ever, official U.N. report on sexual-orientation and gender violence and discrimination, was nothing short of a watershed moment in U.N. and LGBT political history.

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U.N. Chief Makes Bold Statement On Gay Rights

AP | Posted 03.30.2012

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says African nations should stop treating gays as "second-class citizens, or even cri...

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UN: Brazilian Gay, Lesbian Group May Join Debates

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The United Nations granted official status to a gay and lesbian organization from Brazil on Monday, allowing it to participate in U.N. ...

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UN Gay Rights Declaration To Be Signed By US

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuali...

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The U.S. Goes Global With its Anti-Gayness

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Ridley

You'd think the U.S. would have no trouble putting its John Hancock on something that would mock the backward nature of those "funny" little nations that aren't as forward thinking as we are. Problem is, we'd be mocking ourselves.

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United Nations: First Gay Rights Declaration Wins Much Support, United States Opposes It

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — Alone among major Western nations, the United States has refused to sign a declaration presented Thursday at the United Nations...

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