United Nations - Jill Biden headlines UN LGBTI Core Group event
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Washington Blade - Michael K. Lavers
September 23, 2024
First lady Jill Biden on Monday headlined an LGBTQ and intersex rights event that took place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
"Our humanity — that simple fact — guarantees us certain rights," said Biden in her speech at the U.N. LGBTI Core Group event. "It doesn't matter who you are, where you were born, or who your parents are: Being human is enough."
The European Union and more than three dozen countries are members of the Core Group, a group of U.N. member states that have pledged to support LGBTQ and intersex rights.
The Netherlands and Argentina, which currently co-chair the Core Group, and Outright International, a global LGBTQ and intersex rights group, organized the event. Jessica Stern, the special U.S. envoy for the promotion of LGBTQ and intersex rights, introduced the first lady.
She noted the Human Rights Campaign last year "declared a 'state of emergency' for LGBTQI people in America, because states across our country passed an unprecedented number of discriminatory laws." Biden also said ...
"We're not going to stand for hate, discrimination, and violence in our own country," she said. "We won't stand for it anywhere in the world."
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Quote from: Lori Dee on September 23, 2024, 05:21:05 PMUnited Nations - Jill Biden headlines UN LGBTI Core Group event
Link to Full Article (https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/09/23/jill-biden-headlines-un-lgbti-core-group-event/)
Washington Blade - Michael K. Lavers
September 23, 2024
First lady Jill Biden on Monday headlined an LGBTQ and intersex rights event that took place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
"Our humanity — that simple fact — guarantees us certain rights," said Biden in her speech at the U.N. LGBTI Core Group event. "It doesn't matter who you are, where you were born, or who your parents are: Being human is enough."
The European Union and more than three dozen countries are members of the Core Group, a group of U.N. member states that have pledged to support LGBTQ and intersex rights.
The Netherlands and Argentina, which currently co-chair the Core Group, and Outright International, a global LGBTQ and intersex rights group, organized the event. Jessica Stern, the special U.S. envoy for the promotion of LGBTQ and intersex rights, introduced the first lady.
She noted the Human Rights Campaign last year "declared a 'state of emergency' for LGBTQI people in America, because states across our country passed an unprecedented number of discriminatory laws." Biden also said ...
"We're not going to stand for hate, discrimination, and violence in our own country," she said. "We won't stand for it anywhere in the world."
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This is always a massive positive. And very true words.