United Nations: Defeat for Discrimination, Victory for Inclusion

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United Nations: Defeat for Discrimination, Victory for Inclusion

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/29544/
7/24/2008

The decision by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granting consultative status to two groups that work on sexual orientation and gender identity is a victory in the ongoing struggle for inclusion at the UN, a coalition of six human rights organizations said today. The two groups approved on July 21 and 22, 2008 are COC Netherlands and the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals of Spain (FELGTB), national organizations representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Netherlands and Spain.