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U.N. urges action on gay killings in Chechnya as Kremlin denies the problem
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta said that it fears for the safety of its journalists after exposing the persecution of gay men in Chechnya.
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NOM brings Madrid’s transphobic bus to New York City
The bus is supposed to promote “respect,” which makes sense only if we redefine the word to mean its opposite.
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Trump administration sends hate group members to UN for women’s rights meeting
Why were the groups Family and Human Rights and the Heritage Foundation part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women?
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Trump will name gay man as NATO ambassador according to White House official
Richard Grenell, if appointed, will become the highest ranking LGBTQ member of the administration.
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Ted Cruz & Lindsey Graham show why the world thinks we’re a ‘bully nation’
Our founders, in their wisdom, did not give us the right to select which laws to follow and which to ignore.
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LGBTQ rights supporters win second victory at the United Nations
African nations led by Burkina Faso attempted again to suspend the work of LGBT expert during the final General Assembly vote. They failed.
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Russia forces UN to nix support for LGBT rights from tribute to outgoing leader
The U.N. Security Council eliminated a reference to one of the Secretary-General’s key achievements in a statement paying tribute to the outgoing chief.
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U.N. fires Wonder Woman after complaints about her race, boob size and figure
“The character’s current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions,” reads a U.N. petition.
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New UN investigator vows to probe anti-LGBTQ abuses
He is tasked with writing a United Nations report and responding to complaints of discrimination and abuse.
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Trump picks Indian-American and S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley to be U.N. Ambassador
The president-elect, known for his love of deals, hailed her as “a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals.”