US EditionU.N. Human Rights Council's Crucial Vote for LGBT Rights
- On 7 July 2025, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted to extend the SOGI expert’s mandate for three years despite the absence of the United States.
- The 7 July 2025 vote saw 50 NGOs and six Latin American countries push for renewal, despite U.S. withdrawal and regional opposition, securing a three-year extension.
- The 29-15 vote, with three abstentions, shows broad support from countries like Chile and Kenya despite U.S. withdrawal and opposition from several African nations and Qatar.
- The U.N. Human Rights Council's 2025 renewal of the SOGI mandate supports ongoing global LGBT rights efforts, despite U.S. withdrawal and opposition, with ILGA World calling it a "spark of hope."
- Since its creation in 2016, the mandate has issued 17 reports, visited 11 countries, and been renewed three times, demonstrating increasing international support for long-term LGBT rights advocacy.
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U.N. Human Rights Council's Crucial Vote for LGBT Rights
The U.N. Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of an LGBT rights expert, Graeme Reid, boosting LGBTQ protections despite the absence of U.S. support. The mandate renewal, backed by 29 countries including Chile and Germany, was opposed by several African nations and Qatar, with key opposition from the U.S. under Trump's administration.
'One year on, and still no ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy from Labour'
"No one should be subjected to degrading, humiliating attempts to change who they are," writes Peter Tatchell in an op-ed for Attitude The post ‘One year on, and still no ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy from Labour’ appeared first on Attitude.
U.N. council votes to keep researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ rights expert, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections.
From blue laws to backlash: How the US is re-criminalising LGBTQ+ lives
As record numbers of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation are being introduced in the US, writer Anthony T. Eaton points to blue laws of the past, not only to highlight how history is repeating itself, but also to show how the community can combat this backlash.
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