State Department

US Says Anti-Gay Law Would Harm Uganda's Global Image

Submitted by ONE Community on December 20, 2009 - 3:04pm
Voice of America David Gollust | Washington December 19, 2009 State Department official talks with US gay and lesbian groups concerned with the legislation in Kampala The U.S. State Department's top Africa diplomat says approval by Uganda's parliament of a bill criminalizing homosexual activity would harm that country's world image and undercut the fight against HIV/AIDS. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson discussed the issue Friday with leaders of U.S.
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Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits

Submitted by ONE Community on May 25, 2009 - 8:45pm
By MATTHEW LEE – May 23, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those that their heterosexual counterparts enjoy, U.S. officials said Saturday. In a notice to be sent soon to State Department employees, Clinton says regulations that denied same-sex couples and their families the same rights and privileges that straight diplomats enjoyed are "unfair and must end," as they harm U.S. diplomacy. Read on.
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