Historic UN Human Rights Resolution Covers Transgender People

On June 17th, the United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in a historic resolution. This is an important shift on an issue that has divided the global body for decades, and much credit was given to the Obama administration’s push for GLBT rights in the United States and abroad.

The resolution calls for a panel discussion to be held next spring, with “constructive, informed and transparent dialogue on the issue of discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against” gays, lesbians and transgender people.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement: "This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love.”

The winds of change are surely blowing.

Read the UN Press Release Here