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In a landmark speech in Geneva today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for global consensus to embrace human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people everywhere.
Speaking in stark and bold language, Clinton denounced anti-LGBT violence and called on the leaders of anti-gay regimes to end the injustices faced by LGBT people. She told LGBT people worldwide that they have a friend in the U.S., and said their human rights are a priority of American foreign policy.
Clinton referenced a presidential memorandum released this morning by the Obama administration directing all U.S. government agencies engaged overseas to enhance their efforts to protect LGBT refugees and asylum seekers and enlist foreign organizations in the fight for LGBT human rights.
Clinton also announced a global equality fund to aid international organizations and human rights groups in their work toward expanding LGBT human rights.
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a proclamation banning violators of human rights, including LGBT rights, entry into the United States.
Obama’s proclamation bans any persons who have participated in serious human rights violations abroad, including human right violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, from entering the nation.
Immigrant and non-immigrant aliens who “planned, ordered, assisted, aided and abetted, committed or otherwise participated in, including through command responsibility, widespread or systematic violence against any civilian population based in whole or in part on race; color; descent; sex; disability; membership in an indigenous group; language; religion; political opinion; national origin; ethnicity; membership in a particular social group; birth; or sexual orientation or gender identity, or who attempted or conspired to do so” is suspended from entry into the United States.
The measure gives the Secretary of State broad discretion in implementing the proclamation. That is, the secretary could allow such an individual to enter the country if the “entry of such person would be in the interest of the United States.”
(via On Top Magazine)
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