Month: May 2015

Kadaga Birthday

Anti-Gay Ugandan Human Rights Abuser Speaker Kadaga Celebrates Birthday in United States

May 25, 2015

Anti-Homosexuality Act to the floor for a vote in Uganda’s parliament when there was no quorum. This unconstitutional passage of the Act caused it to be invalidated by the Courts. an overnight spike in evictions, firings, imprisonment, assaults, rapes, blackmail – in essence a state sanctioned mass persecution of LGBT people in Uganda.… More Anti-Gay Ugandan Human Rights Abuser Speaker Kadaga Celebrates Birthday in United States

TLDEF Memorial Day Push for Pentagon to End Ban on Open Transgender Military Service

May 25, 2015

Posted By Melanie Nathan, May 25, 2015. As the nation commemorates Memorial Day, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) honors the transgender men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty and renews its call for the Defense Department to allow transgender people to serve openly in the United States… More TLDEF Memorial Day Push for Pentagon to End Ban on Open Transgender Military Service

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The Importance of Ireland’s Popular YES Vote in the Global LGBT Arena

May 24, 2015

Why the Irish Vote in favor of marriage equality is so important to Homophobic Countries  and leaders perpetuating lies about LGBTI people By Melanie Nathan, May 24, 2014. Ireland has become the first country in the world to legalize marriage equality by popular vote in a national election. On Friday, May, 22, 2015, Irish voters… More The Importance of Ireland’s Popular YES Vote in the Global LGBT Arena

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UNHRC Recommends the United States Establish a National Human Rights Body

May 21, 2015

Posted by Melanie Nathan, May 21, 2015. I am posting this Williams Institute report which links to the UNHRC Report.  What stood out for me important to note in this report is the recommendation – “One recommendation asked the U.S. to ensure that religious exemptions are regulated to protect the human rights of LGBT people.”  What… More UNHRC Recommends the United States Establish a National Human Rights Body

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Pelosi Statement on New Legislation to Ban So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’

May 19, 2015

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement today on the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, the first federal legislation proposed to ban the harmful, for-profit psychiatric therapies aimed at “converting” LGBT people, of which she is an original co-sponsor:… More Pelosi Statement on New Legislation to Ban So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’

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Kenyan Attorney General Appeals NGLHRC Registration Case

May 19, 2015

By Melanie Nathan, May 19, 2015. The Kenyan Court’s groundbreaking decision which ruled in favor of the regstering the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) as an NGO under the Non-Governmental Organizations Coordination Board Act,  is now being appealed by the Kenyan Government. The Attorney General for Kenya and interested parties filed a… More Kenyan Attorney General Appeals NGLHRC Registration Case

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New York Attorney General Launches Transgender Medical Care Initiative

May 18, 2015

TLDEF Applauds New York Attorney General on Initiative to Ensure Equal Access to Medical Care for Transgender People By Melanie Nathan, May 18, 2015. New York, NY – The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund commends New York Attorney General General Eric T. Schneiderman for launching a new initiative to ensure that transgender New Yorkers have equal… More New York Attorney General Launches Transgender Medical Care Initiative

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President Obama and US Organizations Commemorate IDAHOT May 17

May 17, 2015

May 17, 2015, Posted by OblogdeeOblogda, IDAHOT was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people internationally. In under a decade, it has established itself as an important annual occasion celebrated in more than 130 countries, with 1600 events reported from 1280 organizations in 2014. AFRICAN HRC: Today,… More President Obama and US Organizations Commemorate IDAHOT May 17

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Deputy President of Kenya wants to Eradicate Gays

May 5, 2015

Posted from African HRC, May 4, 2015 As homophobia continues to rise in many African countries, Kenya seems to be joining the crusade against its LGBTI citizens. Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has told worshipers at a church service in Nairobi that homosexuality has no place in Kenya. “We will not allow homosexuality in our… More Deputy President of Kenya wants to Eradicate Gays