Hillary Clinton’s Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day

December 8, 2011 in 2010-2019, Full Video, Human Rights, International

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. And protecting the human rights of all people, gay or straight, is not something that only Western governments do. South Africa’s constitution, written in the aftermath of Apartheid, protects the equality of all citizens, including gay people. In Colombia and Argentina, the rights of gays are also legally protected. In Nepal, the supreme court has ruled that equal rights apply to LGBT citizens. The Government of Mongolia has committed to pursue new legislation that will tackle anti-gay discrimination.

Remarks on “Creating an AIDS-Free Generation” by Hillary Clinton

November 9, 2011 in 2010-2019, AIDS, Full Video, International, Women's Rights

The goal of an AIDS-free generation may be ambitious, but it is possible with the knowledge and interventions we have right now. And that is something we’ve never been able to say without qualification before. Imagine what the world will look like when we succeed. Imagine AIDS wards that once were stretched far beyond their capacity becoming outpatient clinics caring for people with a manageable condition, children who might have been orphaned and then trafficked or recruited as child soldiers instead growing up with the hope of a better future, communities where despair once reigned filled instead with optimism, countries that can make the most of every single person’s God-given potential. That is the world that has always been at the core of American belief, and we have worked toward it in our own history. It’s the world I think we all would like to live in. An AIDS-free generation would be one of the greatest gifts the United States could give to our collective future.

The Woman Identified Woman

April 3, 2011 in 1970-1979, Documents, Women's Rights

by Radicalesbians Radicalesbians (formerly Lavender Menace) was a Gay Liberation Front splinter group This essay was first distributed to attendees of the NOW-sponsored 2nd annual Congress to Unite Women and then
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Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto

April 2, 2011 in 1970-1979, About the LGBT Movement, Documents

by Carl Wittman written slightly before 1969 Stonewall uprising, but first published December 1970 Text from Gay Flames Pamphlet No. 9 (including the stray quotation mark ;o) New York, NY
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President Obama Signs Repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”: “Out of Many, We Are One”

December 22, 2010 in 2010-2019, Full Video, Gays in the Military

President Obama Signs Repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”: “Out of Many, We Are One” Barack Obama Department of Interior Washington, D.C. December 22, 2010 (source) – A longer video
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Lady Gaga: The Prime Rib of America (On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell)

September 21, 2010 in 2010-2019, Full Video, Gays in the Military

by Lady Gaga SLDN rally: “For the 14,000”: A Rally for the 14,000+ Discharged Portland, Maine September 20, 2010 – Good afternoon. Can you all hear me? I wrote this
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Lt. Dan Choi gives Harry Reid his West Point ring & discharge papers

July 27, 2010 in 2010-2019, Full Video, Gays in the Military

Lt. Dan Choi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Netroots Nation Las Vegas, NV July 24, 2010 – The moderator: “This morning Dan Choi gave me this to give to
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A Comic Guide to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

July 15, 2010 in 2000-2009, Documents, Gays in the Military

Dignity & Respect: A Training Guide on Homosexual Conduct Policy Distributed by the United States Army 2001 (scanned by Comics with Problems) – Click here to download a PDF of
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Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Defends Marriage Equality Bill

July 15, 2010 in 2010-2019, Full Video, International, Marriage Equality

by Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner July 12, 2010 (source) – President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner made this statement at a press conference while away in China two days
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Crisis in the LGBT Community: We Are Losing Our History

July 2, 2010 in 2010-2019, About the LGBT Movement

by David Mixner June 30, 2010 (source) – Aristotle once wrote, “If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.” The quote contains enormous wisdom for young LGBT
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