Though the US is backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights under Trump, the UN renews mandate for queer protections expert
The action comes even as the Trump Administration has rolled back its own support for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
July 8, 2025
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Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
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May 6, 2025
LGBT Groups Condemn U.S. Exit From U.N. Human Rights Council
The move will make it harder to advance rights for LGBT people and other marginalized populations around the world, activists say.
June 19, 2018
WATCH: Ricky Martin to Join LGBT Human Rights Celebration at UN
The Tuesday event with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and LGBT human rights defenders will be live streamed from New York.
December 11, 2012
No, I Don't Want Your Rainbow T-Shirt
We want corporate America truly standing behind us, not just showering us with Pride magnets.
June 20, 2018
U.N. Takes Major Step to Protect on Basis of Gender Identity
The draft resolution approved in the Third Committee of the General Assembly mentions gender identity as a characteristic warranting protection from unlawful executions for the first time.
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November 23, 2012
Trump Admin Says Fighting Homophobia Abroad Is Anti-Christian
Mick Mulvaney claims the Obama administration's stance against anti-LGBT laws around the world was "religious persecution."
July 31, 2018
Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing
Two men were caned under Aceh's law prohibiting same-sex sexual relations even though they weren't caught having sex.
August 26, 2025
Clinton Hails Progress in Speech to LGBT State Department Employees
The Secretary of State told a professional group for LGBT employees "creating an LGBT-welcoming workplace is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do."
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November 28, 2012
U.N. Steps Up Efforts Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence and Discrimination
The U.N. Human Rights Council condemned criminalization of same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender identities.
July 8, 2022
Nikki Haley Misleads on U.N. Vote on Death Penalty for Gays
She says the same vote on an anti-death penalty measure came during the Obama administration -- but that's not quite accurate.
October 4, 2017
5 Times the U.N. Resolved, Then Failed, to End Homophobia
As the United Nations Human Rights Council last week passed another resolution condemning discrimination against LGBT people, it's time to ask whether past efforts have made a difference.
October 1, 2014
Why Wouldn't the U.S. Condemn the Death Penalty for Gays?
The State Department has excuses for voting against a pro-LGBT U.N. measure, but it still belies Trump's pledge to protect "the gays."
October 3, 2017