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How The U.N.'s New LGBT Expert Will Make the World Safer for LGBT People
How The U.N.'s New LGBT Expert Will Make the World Safer for LGBT People
Leaders at the United Nations and Human Rights Campaign say the vote to create a special LGBT Independent Expert will have global repercussions.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/6/29/how-uns-new-lgbt-expert-will-make-world-safer-lgbt-people
Ms. Essay with Visitor to StLGF Booth at 2016 Pride St. Charles
Ms. Essay with Visitor to StLGF Booth at 2016 Pride St. Charles
s_a_essay posted a photo:
Ms. Essay (left) shown with a visitor to the St. Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF) booth at the 2016 Pride St. Charles (County) event held at Lakeside Park in St. Peters, Missouri.
(Special thanks to Charlene and John for providing this photo)
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Pentagon Lifts Ban on Open Transgender Service: WATCH LIVE
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Open Transgender Service: WATCH LIVE
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to announce today that the Pentagon will be lifting its ban on transgender troops serving openly in the military.
JUST IN: @DeptofDefense lifts transgender ban. Active duty trans may serve openly. Medical trtmnt by Oct. Accept trans recruits by 7/1/2017.
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) June 30, 2016
Watch live, below.
The move, nearly a year in the making, came despite last-minute concerns were raised by top brass about how to deal with the medical, housing and uniform issues for troops who are transitioning to the other sex.
“This is the right thing to do for our people and for the force,” Carter said. “We’re talking about talented Americans who are serving with distinction or who want the opportunity to serve. We can’t allow barriers unrelated to a person’s qualifications prevent us from recruiting and retaining those who can best accomplish the mission.”
In a year, all the services will begin allowing transgender individuals to join the armed forces,
Carter called for full implementation one year from now. By October, the Department of Defense will craft and distribute a commanders’ training handbook, medical protocol and guidance for changing a service member’s gender in the in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment System.
That is the deadline that all the services will be required to provide medically appropriate care and treatment to transgender service members according to Department of Defense protocols.
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U.N. Creates Its First LGBT Watchdog in Narrow Vote
U.N. Creates Its First LGBT Watchdog in Narrow Vote
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly voted in favor of creating an LGBT watchdog that will report on violence and discrimination committed against people around the world on the basis of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
The position will be filled by an independent expert and is the most striking affirmation of LGBT rights the U.N. has taken to date.
The person appointed to this role will be known as an “independent expert” and the position is charged with monitoring “violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
This was the most ambitious effort yet to advance LGBT rights within the United Nations system, and the resolution included the strongest language to date suggesting LGBT rights should be a concern of international human rights law.
The two previous resolutions concerning LGBT rights passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council merely called for the UN’s human rights office to prepare reports examining LGBT rights. But this and the few other mentions of sexual orientation or gender identity in other UN documents have been so modest that the UN Security Council made headlines by including a reference to sexual orientation in a press statement condemning the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida — even though the document was not a formal resolution, it was notable that the UN’s most powerful committee had mentioned sexual orientation in any kind of declaration.
The draft SOGI resolution has been adopted!!! Votes: 23 yes, 18 no, 6 abst#HRC32 #SOGIexpertNOW #SOGIexperteAHORA pic.twitter.com/2gyrZOEzt1
— ILGA (@ILGAWORLD) June 30, 2016
Opposition to the resolution was led by Pakistan and nations from the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with the exception of Albania who co-sponsored the resolution.
Despite being unable to defeat the resolution, opponents were able to pass a few anti-LGBT amendments, including, as J. Lester Feder notes, ones “that urge respect for local values, ‘religious sensitivities,’ or domestic politics” and others that suggested the resolution imposes western values onto formerly colonial nations and condemned the use of “coercive measures” to change anti-LGBT policies.
So big picture: the resolution so far survives to create independent expert on LGBT rights. But with a lot of hostile language.
— J. Lester Feder (@jlfeder) June 30, 2016
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Here’s a Brutal Reminder of the Homophobic Danger We Still Face for a Kiss: WATCH
Here’s a Brutal Reminder of the Homophobic Danger We Still Face for a Kiss: WATCH
Por Un Beso (For a Kiss), a new short film (shown here with captions in English) released in conjunction with Madrid Pride, is a reminder of the thrills of finding romance among faces in the crowd, and the dangers gay men continue to face in showing that love in a public place.
The film began shooting the day after the attacks in Orlando, director David Velduque told El País, adding, “I invested [in the film] because I think it is very necessary to not forget that the rights for which the LGTBI community has fought have been very difficult to achieve. It is very important not to forget that continued visibility, awareness and education is key to achieving a society where love is not penalized.”
The film was released at a tribute to Orlando victims in Pedro Zerolo Square and highlights the violence in Madrid against the LGBT community where there has already been at least 98 documented attacks.
Por Un Beso was made in collaboration with Spanish gay magazine Shangay and stars Pelayo Rocal and Fernando Hevia.
Watch:
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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Transgender Servicemembers
Pentagon Lifts Ban On Transgender Servicemembers
Another era of discrimination is ending.
The post Pentagon Lifts Ban On Transgender Servicemembers appeared first on ThinkProgress.
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/06/30/3794745/transgender-military/
The American Transgender Population Is Larger Than We Thought It Was
The American Transgender Population Is Larger Than We Thought It Was
There are at least 1.4 million trans people, who make up 0.7 percent of the population.
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thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/06/30/3794602/transgender-population/
La Marcha de Orgullo CDMX/Pride Parade in Mexico City…The March Together Continues!
La Marcha de Orgullo CDMX/Pride Parade in Mexico City…The March Together Continues!
The work of HRC’s partners in Mexico City continued this past weekend with an incredible showing of support in the pride parade route. Representatives from the U.S. Embassy were joined by dozens of top-rated CEI businesses and members of HRC’s Global Business Coalition that have formed a local consortium of LGBT-inclusive companies called Pride Connection.
Newly stationed U.S. Ambassador Roberta Jacobson marched in the parade and mingled with parade-goers throughout the day. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has hosted the Workplace Equality Program several times and continues to further our shared goals of equality by convening corporate partners, civil society and HRC for dialogue, workshops and projects.
Following the first international launch of the Corporate Equality Index last fall in Mexico City, the Workplace Equality team returned this summer to participate in Pride Connection’s inaugural summit on LGBT inclusion. The daylong summit brought over 200 corporate leaders and experts together for a bi-lingual sharing of the latest research and executive perspectives on the business case for LGBT inclusion.
Mary Beth Maxwell, senior vice president for programs, research and training, moderated an executive panel on the lived experiences and career insights from LGBT and allied leaders, Marianne Hasold-Schilter, executive vice president & chief administrative officer, International Banking; Andrew Wilson, chief information officer, Accenture; Tony Tenicela, global leader, Workforce Diversity and LGBT Markets, IBM; and, Louis Vega, chief of staff and global director at The Dow Chemical Company.
Deena Fidas, director of HRC’s Workplace Equality Program, presented on the genesis of the Corporate Equality Index and “La Inclusión LGBT: El Caso de Negocio,” or “LGBT Inclusion: The Business Case.”
The summit comes after several years of work across HRC, the U.S. Embassy and the tremendous advocates within the Pride Connection companies, as well civil society leaders. On its own it was an achievement, but also reflects the years of partnership and expanded work ahead to move equality forward.
