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  Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day   Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011       Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century.   Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere. In the aftermath of World War II, many nations pressed for a statement of this kind to help ensure that we would prevent future atrocities and protect the inherent humanity and dignity of all people. And so the delegates went to work. They discussed, they wrote, they revisited, revised, rewr...

MSMGF Applauds New U.S. Foreign Policy to Promote and Protect LGBT Human Rights Worldwide   Implementation of new strategy is critical for achieving an HIV-Free Generation among men who have sex with men   December 7, 2011 - The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) applauds a series of announcements made by the United States government yesterday codifying the protection and promotion of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide as official U.S. foreign policy.   Speaking at the United Nations in Geneva, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined the U.S. vision for achieving LGBT equality around the world, launching a $3 million Global Equality Fund to support LGBT advocacy by civil society, describing a new State Department Task Force on LGBT rights, and announcing forthcoming toolkits on LGBT rights for all U.S. embassies abroad.  In Washington D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama issued a memorandum directing all U.S. agencies engaged ab...

MSM and the Global Fund: Where Do We Go From Here?   (December 1, 2011)   - Last week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced that it will cancel its eleventh round of funding  due to the failure of donor governments to live up to their commitments.  The Global Fund has been central to the global AIDS response since its inception, and the collapse of sustained commitment would deal a catastrophic blow to those affected by HIV around the world.  For communities of men who have sex with men (MSM), the loss of a fully-functional Global Fund would be especially devastating.   HIV has taken a brutal toll on MSM from the time the epidemic was first identified among gay men living in the United States.  After 30 years and the loss of countless lives worldwide, the virus continues to ravage our communities, with infection rates surpassing 20% among MSM in urban centers from Bangkok to Mexico City.  Despite the clear need for int...

Begin forwarded message: From: Fernando Zarco < fernandozarco@gmail.com > Date: August 9, 2011 3:00:08 PM GMT To: princegh@hotmail.com < princegh@hotmail.com > Subject: Analysis- Understanding the drivers of homophobia in Ghana Hi Prince, how are you? I am so sorry about this note, hope everything is ok, and remember, we are fighting together against homophobia. Take care, Fernando.   humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Analysis: Understanding the drivers of homophobia in Ghana DAKAR, 1 August 2011 (PlusNews) - Recent condemnation of homosexuality by religious and political leaders in Ghana has led to a climate of fear pre...

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Many of you are familiar with these words from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an incredible man of faith revered the world over. “Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity - or because of their sexual orientation. Nor should anyone be excluded from health care on any of these grounds…. We knew (apartheid) was wrong… the world supported us in our struggle for freedom and dignity. It is time to stand up against another wrong. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people are… part of the human family… part of God's family… part of the African family. But a wave of hate is spreading across my beloved continent. People are again being denied their fundamental rights and freedoms…. Our lesbian and gay brothers and sisters across Africa are living in fear. And they are living in hiding -- away from care, away from the protection the state should offer to every citizen and away fr...

In the face of the brouhaha that has recently engulfed the Ghanaian society concerning homosexuality, DAILY GUIDE has stumbled on a classic example of the reality of gay marriages in the country. Nana Kwabena Bennie, popularly called Komfo Bennie of Apentamadi shrine near Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region, has told DAILY GUIDE that his penis had indeed mysteriously vanished one night in 2010 and was replaced with a vagina because he disobeyed the gods he served, and that he later got married in a grand style. “Whether people believed it or not, I had the practical experience after some excruciating pains in my waist and later my penis turned into a vagina after I woke up from sleep. The gods had warned me earlier not to marry, but as a man I couldn’t help it and married Nana Ama from Amafie near Sefwi-Wiawso and brought her to my shrine at Apentamadi”. The fetish priest said he immediately informed his biological father, Kofi Nyame and a certain Aunt Esi, Gyantuahemaa, of his unusual ...