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Breaking news

juni 20th, 2011

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Dear friend,

Our inboxes have been flooded this morning with the great news:today the UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution affirming equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. This is a really big deal — it’s the first time that an official UN resolution has focused exclusively on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity. The resolution also commissions an official UN study on how LGBT people around the world are impacted by discriminatory laws and violence.

This victory was a long time in the making. Advocates and activists in South Africa worked closely with the South African government to introduce this resolution. A coalition of civil society advocates, including our friends at ARC International, pushed until the last minute for this unprecedented vote. And hundreds of you responded to our urgent campaign alert, flooding foreign offices around the world, urging this vote.

Together we made a difference.

From social networks to the streets, from court houses to the corridors of the United Nations, LGBT people around the world are fighting, and winning, the simple right to live and love freely. This global movement for LGBT equality is gathering speed. Thanks so much for being a part of it.

Let us know what this victory means to you. Leave us a message on our Facebook wall and read what others are saying about this historic moment.

www.facebook.org/AllOutOrg

All the best and All Out,

Andre, Erika, Guillaume, Jeremy, Nita, Oli, Prerna, Tile, Wesley and the rest of the team at All Out

 

 

 

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