Twelve United Nations agencies joined together in a first-ever effort calling to end discrimination and violence against LGBT people during the 70th General Assembly’s annual general debate this week in New York. The U.N. joint statement, “Ending Violence and Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People,” calls for nations to protect LGBT people by instating and enforcing laws, bringing justice for hate crimes, strengthening hate crime prevention and reporting, and recognizing the persecution of LGBTI people as a […]
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