The Obama
administration will begin considering how countries treat gay and lesbian
citizens when making decisions about allocating foreign aid, an official
familiar with the decision says.
The White
House is expected to issue a presidential memorandum announcing the change
Tuesday morning. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will follow up the
announcement with a speech in Geneva later in the day.
The
presidential memorandum is the first U.S. government strategy to deal with
human rights abuses against gays and lesbians abroad.
The
official spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss the
announcement before it was announced.
Hillary
Clinton told an audience in Geneva: 'It should never
be a crime to be gay.' Photograph:
Sebastien Feval/AFP
/Getty Images
|
Related Articles:
About the Challenges of Being a Gay Man – Oct 23, 2010 (Saint Germain channelled by Alexandra Mahlimay and Dan Bennack) - “You see, your Soul and Creator are not concerned with any perspective you have that contradicts the reality of your Divinity – whether this be your gender, your sexual preference, your nationality – or your race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, or anything else.”
"The Akashic System" – Jul 17, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: Religion, The Humanization of God, Benevolent Design, DNA, Akashic Circle, (Old) Souls, Gaia, Indigenous People, Talents, Reincarnation, Genders, Gender Switches, In “between” Gender Change, Gender Confusion, Shift of Human Consciousness, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version) New !
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.