An International Place for LGBT Equality
Posted by Chris Geidner on July 19, 2010 7:57 PM
http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2010/07/an-international-place-for-lgb.htmlSome major action toward international engagement on LGBT issues today, with a nod from President Obama -- as the White House Broadway night was set to get under way.
From Talking Points Memo:
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission today won accreditation from the United Nations despite Republican efforts to defeat the group's application. ... [T]he resolution passed 23 to 13, with 13 abstaining.
"Today's decision, we think, is an affirmation that the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have a voice in the UN," said Sara Perle, a spokeswoman for IGLHRC. "It's a clear message from [the council] that diverse voices cannot be silenced."
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Gay-lesbian group overcomes opposition at U.N.
Reuters
Monday, July 19, 2010; 7:53 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071903903.htmlUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday accredited a major gay and lesbian organization that Egypt, Russia and others had tried to keep out as a group permitted to lobby at the world body.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a U.S.-based advocacy group, had applied for "consultative status" at the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) three years ago.
