UN Appoints Global LGBT Ombudsman, Nations Push Back
The Human Rights Council appointed a prominent gay rights activist as UN ombudsman for LGBT issues last week.
Vitit Muntarbhorn
UN Agencies Enlist African First Ladies to Sanitize “Reproductive Health” and Sex Ed
A recent UN event embodied a decades-long contradiction between UN staff and some UN member states who have opposite understandings of whether the term “reproductive health” includes abortion.
Historic UN Clash on LGBT Rights Set for November
Supporters of LGBT rights at the UN are preparing for the most important vote on their agenda since 2008.
400,000 Mexicans Protest Homosexual Marriage, Pope Francis Lends Support
Last week, 400,000 Mexicans took to the streets in their nation’s capital to oppose the President Enrique Peña Nieto’s plan to impose homosexual marriage on the country.
