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HRC commends nomination of John Kerry for Secretary of State
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Friday praised the nomination of U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be Secretary of State during President Obama’s second term.
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Clinton: LGBT-inclusion ‘the smart thing’ for U.S. foreign policy
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered on Wednesday what might be her last public address before an LGBT audience as chief diplomat for the United States when she told group of LGBT Foreign Service officers their service is integral to the country.
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U.S. envoy meets Ugandan leaders over anti-gay bill
The top U.S. diplomat in Africa met over the weekend with leaders in Uganda to express concerns about an anti-gay bill pending before the country’s parliament that could be headed for a vote as soon as this week, according to the State Department.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: ‘I wish you a happy Pride’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday released a recorded message commemorating LGBT Pride Month.
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U.S. reacts to Moscow gay pride arrests: freedom of assembly a ‘fundamental right’
The U.S. Department of State on Sunday issued a statement in response to the arrest of 34 people during a unauthorized gay pride cebration in the center of the Russian capital.
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United Nations restores ‘sexual orientation’ to anti-execution resolution
In a follow-up to a story we covered last month, the United Nations last week voted to restore a reference to killings due to sexual orientation that had been deleted from a resolution condemning unjustified executions.
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State department official says U.S. urging Uganda to block anti-gay bill
The United States said Friday it is urging Uganda’s leadership to block a bill that would criminalize homosexuality.