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The President Of This African Country "Wants Gay Rights Protected"

The debate now unfolding in Malawi may revive hope that there's an opening for reform of anti-LGBT laws in the African country.
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The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to create the institution’s first LGBT rights watchdog. The resolution passed in a vote of 23 to 18, with six abstentions.

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This was the most ambitious effort yet to advance LGBT rights within the U.N. system, and the resolution included the strongest language to date suggesting LGBT rights should be a concern of international human rights law.

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Bills like Mississippi’s HB 1523 blatantly discriminate against LGBT people, specifically putting LGBT students and their allies, at risk. Join GLSEN Up to take action and speak out against discrimination and defend the rights of LGBT students! http://glsen.us/1QaKwlg

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law what critics say is the most sweeping anti-LGBT legislation in the United States, permitting the denial of products and services in a wide range of venues.

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Take the pledge to #StandWithTarget on Wednesday, June 1 as LGBT Pride Month begins.  Here’s what you can do to join GLAAD, Family Equality Council, Freedom for All Americans and GLSEN in voicing your appreciation for companies that value everyone.

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