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Zachary Quinto breaks down the cost of discrimination

Zachary Quinto breaks down the cost of discrimination

The United Nations have joined forces with out actor Zachary Quinto to highlight the true cost of discrimination to mark World Human Rights Day. The UN’s Free & Equal Campaign have released a video with Quinto exploring the actual economic cost of LGBTIQ discrimination. The video explains how society is depriving it’s own economy of resources […]

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UN Report: “Extraordinary” progress in HIV prevention

UN Report: “Extraordinary” progress in HIV prevention

A new report from the United Nations shows that many countries are applying the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) developed Fast Track Strategy, which facilitates more timely treatments for people living with HIV. The report, entitled ‘Focus on location and population: on the Fast-Track to end AIDS by 2030,’ documents over 50 cities, communities […]

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Ban Ki-Moon to be presented with Harvey Milk Medal

Ban Ki-Moon to be presented with Harvey Milk Medal

The Harvey Milk Foundation have announced they are recognising United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s contribution to LGBT rights by bestowing him the Harvey Milk Medal. “Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is receiving the Harvey Milk Honors Medal due to his unparalleled and unequivocal support of LGBT inclusive human rights across the globe,” says Stuart Milk, co-founder […]

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North Korean Media Criticizes Michael Kirby

North Korean Media Criticizes Michael Kirby

Former High Court Judge Michael Kirby has been criticized by the North Korean media after he made a presentation on the state of human rights in the communist nation. The Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) referred to Kirby as “disgusting old lecher with a 40-odd-year-long career of homosexuality”. Kirby made a presentation as chairperson of […]

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Advocates Celebrate 20th Anniversary of U.N. Gay Rights Ruling

Advocates Celebrate 20th Anniversary of U.N. Gay Rights Ruling

On April 11th 1994 Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group announced that the U.N. Human Rights Committee decreed that Tasmania’s laws criminalising homosexuality were a breach of international human rights standards. The decision allowed the Federal Government the power to override the laws which lead directly to their repeal in 1997. It was also the […]

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United Nations: Walkout on LGBTI Rights

March 7: Nations from the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation and the African Union walked out of the UN Human Rights Council panel discussion on violence and discrimination against LGBTI people in which a report from the High Commissioner on Human Rights documenting discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their […]

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