Rather than join with the United States and some 84 other countries in support of a non-binding statement ("Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity") that seeks to end anti-LGBT violence and criminalization, South Africa -- which protects sexual orientation at the constitutional level -- instead [...]
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A few months back the United Nations concluded that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights extends to include LGBT individuals and that there should be no violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.... Read Post
A committee of the Idaho state senate refused to consider a bill that would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.About 50 supporters of the proposed change to the Idaho Human Rights Act filed qui... Read Post
On March 22, 2011, at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, 85 countries supported a Joint Statement entitled "Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.... Read Post