European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and ge

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European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and gender identity

September 28th, 2011

http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/ep-welcomes-recent-un-developments-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/

Today the European Parliament joined the United Nations' call for safeguarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the world. The text was co-signed by 6 out of 7 political groups, and adopted with a very wide majority.
Welcoming the adoption in June of the first-ever resolution on 'Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity' at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Parliament confirmed its concern regarding "human rights violations and widespread discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, both in the European Union and [abroad]".