tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:22:13 +0000stonewallTexasrefugeemediaHoustonUNUgandabiblebookshistoryasylumSSLstatementHuman Rights CouncilLGBTpressinterfaithDallascivil rightsletterIraqhttp://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (LGBT Fellow)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-1056470244191878978Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:00 +00002010-03-09T11:09:39.472-05:00statementHuman Rights CouncilUNDear Readers, See below a statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council in interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights. There were representatives from 97 groups from 50 countries. Special thanks to John Fisher from ARC International. To see the webcast of the statement as delivered, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/ycb3wcma --- UN Human Rights Council, 13th session http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/B2liw8a1CkI/joint-statement-at-human-rights-council.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/B2liw8a1CkI" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/03/joint-statement-at-human-rights-council.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-8602609304539029832Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:36:00 +00002010-03-01T17:36:24.196-05:00UgandaEDOBOOZI  HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS STATEMENT (Voice of the Voiceless) Kampala, Uganda 22 February 2010 1)  There is concentrated effort by some sections of the population, government, religious organizations to further criminalize, penalize and persecute LGBTI people for what they are. 2)  There is evidence of increased homophobic environment, arrests, harassment, loss of jobs, loss of places of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/seg4sFARP4k/pridelove-in-uganda-07-statement-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/seg4sFARP4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/03/pridelove-in-uganda-07-statement-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-5074254924496501344Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:44:00 +00002010-03-01T17:49:50.988-05:00SSLUgandaLike the Jews, the LGBT community in Uganda is a global minority, a family, a tribe. When one part of the community is under threat of state and extra-judicial violence as we witnessed here in Uganda, the global LGBT community is called to act. What we do should be directed by the Ugandan LGBT community, but all the LGBT citizens of Uganda we saw, in the hundreds, asked for international support.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/HTlg-kVafTo/pridelove-in-uganda-06-what-is-our.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/HTlg-kVafTo" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/pridelove-in-uganda-06-what-is-our.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-4989996431879566957Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +00002010-02-26T12:53:51.985-05:00UgandapressCheck back here often to view more press coverage on the conference. "Uganda's Gays Fight Back Against Crackdown," The Huffington Post. February 26, 2010. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/ugandas-gays-fight-back-a_n_478054.html "Ugandan president feels the heat," Bay Area Reporter. February 25, 2010. http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4580 "Ugandan UUs oppose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/X_Bf1BK0rLA/pridelove-in-uganda-05-press-coverage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/X_Bf1BK0rLA" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/pridelove-in-uganda-05-press-coverage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-4479815446872252049Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:53:00 +00002010-02-18T17:55:19.207-05:00letterUgandaAn Open Letter and Invitation to American evangelicals and “ex-gay” activists who promoted anti-gay attitudes in Uganda as reported in the NY Times, January 4, 2010 Caleb Lee Brundidge, CSRC International Healing Foundation P.O. Box 901, Bowie, MD 20718 cbrundidge@xpmedia.com Don Schmierer His Servants PO Box 765 Lockeford, CA  95237 Scott Lively Abiding Truth Ministries 455 State St http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/hUAGjmolw2E/pridelove-in-uganda-04-epiphany-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/hUAGjmolw2E" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/pridelove-in-uganda-04-epiphany-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-1527620005786288841Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:02:00 +00002010-02-16T14:14:26.995-05:00Uganda“This was different from other conferences… gay banners and flags… no pretense, it was very straight forward.” -A conference attendee"Our conference showed that religion does not need to be an enemy to the cause of LGBT concerns. LGBT people have a strong sense of religion and God and values. What is at stake here in Uganda is religious freedom, human rights and minority protections. We pray thathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/tzW7wizYDck/uganda-lgbt-conference-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Rev. Patricia Ackerman)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/tzW7wizYDck" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/uganda-lgbt-conference-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-2452410169824539977Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:44:00 +00002010-02-13T11:44:03.873-05:00UgandaRev. Mark took us to meet LGBT leaders today, along with a fantastic ally religious leader who is truly a pastor to the LGBT spiritual community. We are preparing for the conference tomorrow which will address LGBT human rights, health, full equality, HIV. We have been asked to speak to the fact that there is a progressive spiritual community that loves and supports gay people. The LGBT group wehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/TH9a1okaIXM/pridelove-in-uganda-02.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Rev. Patricia Ackerman)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/TH9a1okaIXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/pridelove-in-uganda-02.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-392409927659193048Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:45:00 +00002010-02-12T15:45:49.534-05:00IraqHoustonrefugeeasylummediaTexasDallasDavid Taffet of the Dallas Voice writes: After being kidnapped and raped in their home country, two gay Iraqis seek safety in Houston. But even in the land of the free, life isn’t easy.Yousif Ali, 24, and Nawfal Muhamed, 20, are safe in Houston. But life is difficult.The two have been denied food stamps. Jobs are not easy to find. The Sharpstown neighborhood where they live is dangerous. Neither http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/0pNtwecAkPg/gay-refugees-safer-in-us-but-still-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/0pNtwecAkPg" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/gay-refugees-safer-in-us-but-still-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-6636837452864001515Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +00002010-02-12T09:00:08.444-05:00booksUrgency Required: Gay and Lesbian Rights are Human Rights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/mkRDFlSOcwM/recommended-reading-001-urgency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Geronimo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/mkRDFlSOcwM" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/recommended-reading-001-urgency.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-803211619164318284Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:35:00 +00002010-02-11T18:07:42.813-05:00SSLUgandaAs we prepare to go to Kampala, Uganda today, our hearts are full of anticipation at meeting UU Minister Reverend Mark Kiyimba and his team as they organize the Standing on the Side of Love "ReimaginineValentine's Day" conference. It will be an honor to be present. We will keep you informed. Follow our journey here and on Twitter.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/QLELJY-mpX0/pridelove-in-uganda-01.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Rev. Patricia Ackerman)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/QLELJY-mpX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2010/02/pridelove-in-uganda-01.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-5174442808430632399Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +00002009-11-19T12:22:46.557-05:00interfaithbiblecivil rightsLGBThistorystonewallLooking back to June when the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion was celebrated, I wanted to revisit an interfaith piece written by Jim Davis Rosenthal. The biblical stories cited in his reflection on this important flashpoint in American history really resonate and multiply in my mind. For example: Do LGBT communities have a golden calf now? What is the bread and water that's been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/bzPMk0zVhBo/october-lgbt-history-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DS)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/bzPMk0zVhBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-lgbt-history-month.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-99452274497559717Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-10-09T12:10:11.199-04:00(In this Picture: UU-UNO LGBT Program Associate Diana Sands, FUUB Envoy Mary Most, HRW LGBT's Scott Long, UU-UNO Envoy Coordinator Holly Sarkissian, & UU-UNO Social Work Policy Intern Margaret Wolff)MONTHLY SOGI HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM KICKS-OFF @ FUUB (Brooklyn)On Sunday, October 4, 2009, the UU-UNO held its first in a series of monthly forums about various sexual orientation and gender identity or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/KsIwRbvtLhg/sogi-human-rights-forum-at-fuub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DS)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/KsIwRbvtLhg" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/10/sogi-human-rights-forum-at-fuub.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-8605086749156064631Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-07-16T15:31:33.692-04:00Oppose Violence based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in IraqSince the US invasion of Iraq, sexual orientation and gender identity-targeted human rights violations have been a wide-spread and unacknowledged reality for Iraqi lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Baghdad was one of the LGBT capitals of the Middle East. Amid the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/Nm2RPs0mIMY/support-2009-uu-uno-action-of-immediate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LGBT Fellow)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/Nm2RPs0mIMY" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/07/support-2009-uu-uno-action-of-immediate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-611761468969646347Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:06:00 +00002009-07-15T16:26:25.154-04:00LITHUANIA - Parliament passes 'Section 28-style' lawThe Lithuanian parliament voted to pass a law that bans information on homosexuality in schools or in media accessible by young people. The law, titled 'Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information', includes "the propaganda of homosexuality [or] bisexuality" as a detrimental factor on young people. It hashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/u43ktcJrxDg/youth-organisations-outraged-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LGBT Fellow)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/u43ktcJrxDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/07/youth-organisations-outraged-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-2136370026401762718Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:57:00 +00002009-07-10T15:57:07.697-04:00Sirdeaner Walker, mother of Carl Walker-Hoover, a bullied 11 year old who committed suicide in April, testifies at a hearing regarding Strengthening School Safety through Prevention of Bullying on July 8, 2009.Please take a few minutes to listen to her testimony.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/NbryZCGJZO0/strengthening-school-safety-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LGBT Fellow)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/NbryZCGJZO0" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/07/strengthening-school-safety-through.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550420515214087972.post-4319808130553884945Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-06-29T22:57:38.882-04:00In 1991, Colombia adopted a new Constitution which replaced the one issued on 1886. This new Magna Carta included a clause –article 93- to guarantee the direct application of international human rights law in the country. In other words, the Constitution made enforceable in the domestic jurisdiction human rights instruments with no other requirement than the approval of the treaty by Congress, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~3/nXRVHuC5Yes/hard-cases-make-bad-law-case-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LGBT Fellow)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UuunoLgbtBlog/~4/nXRVHuC5Yes" height="1" width="1"/>http://uu-uno-lgbt.blogspot.com/2009/06/hard-cases-make-bad-law-case-of.html