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Jessica Stern is Interviewed by the LA Times on the State of Global LGBTIQ Rights

Recently Ann Simmons interviewed Jessica Stern for an article in the LA Time about the state of global LGBTIQ rights. Preview:

Where the world stands on gay rights

The recent massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., has focused attention on the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning people in the United States.

Over the last decade, the country has made significant progress in terms of acceptance of this community, according to human rights advocates.

The military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibited gay and lesbian personnel from serving openly in the armed forces, has been repealed, and sexual orientation has been added to the military's equal opportunity regulations.

Last year, the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. And the nation has its first special envoy for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-global-gay-rights-snap-story.html

Published on June 22, 2016       | OutRight Action International an LGBT human rights organization

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