Trump to End Visas for Same-Sex Partners of UN Employees and Diplomats
A new policy by the Trump-Pence administration will deny visas to same-sex partners of U.N. employees and foreign diplomats. It…
K-Pop Group Gives Rousing Speech About Acceptance to UN
“No matter where you’re from, skin color, gender identity, just speak yourself,” a member of K-pop group BTS told the…
Commemorating World Aids Day 2017
Today marks World AIDS Day, and despite some progress, 33.3 million people still live with HIV/AIDS. Besides the physical effects of…
United States Vote Against Resolution Opposing the Death Penalty for Same-Sex Relations in UN
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution that condemns the death penalty for same-sex relations, but the…
Read Their Names: List of 27 Chechen Men Murdered for Homosexuality, and the World Still Stays Silent
We watched in disgust as the Chechen government completely lied to Vice News’ crew about the detainment, torture, and killing…
United Nations Partners with Ali Forney Center for International Video Campaign to Fight LGBT Homelessness
The United Nations has declared May 17, 2017 the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT). UN Free and…
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Says the US Cannot Ignore Gay Men in Chechnya
Nikki Haley, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations released a statement yesterday about the unconfirmed though widely reported news that…
Transphobic #FreeSpeech Bus is Vandalized With Equality Messages; the Anti-Gay Right Don’t See the Irony
According to Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), two people approached the bus in daylight scratched…
Russia Blocks UN Council from Thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for His Support of Gay Rights
Russia has blocked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday from thanking outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service and…
Despite Anger and Opposition, United Nations will Keep LGBT Ambassador
Only a few months ago, the United Nations appointed their first-ever independent LGBT rights expert, but a firestorm of criticism…
United Nations Appoints First Independent Investigator to Protect LGBT People Worldwide
The United Nations is further committing to protecting the human rights of LGBT people worldwide by appointing their first-ever independent…
The World Must Speak Out, Gay Syrian Refugee Beheaded in Turkey
A gay Syrian refugee living in Turkey was viciously murdered, leaving a country stunned and a community angry. The man…
The UN Human Rights Council to Appoint LGBT Expert to Combat Homophobia World Wide
The United Nationals Human Rights Council voted in favor of hiring an expert whose job it would be to tackle…
In Historic First, UN Security Council to Discuss LGBT Rights
U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and her Chilean counterpart Ambassador Cristian Barros Melet will hold the first-ever U.N.…
The UN Releases First Report on Gay Rights
The United Nations has released their first report on the state of human rights of LGBT people. The report, which…
Victory at the UN as Russia Fails to Prevent UN Employees’ Spouses from Receiving Benefits
Russia today, failed to prevent the United Nations from extending benefits to same-sex couples during a UN General Assembly budget…
Russia Plans to Block Same-Sex Partnership Benefits to UN Employees
Last year, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, issued a ruling that would have offered marital benefits for the first…
UN Human Rights Council Votes To Support Gay Rights
This just in from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)…
Watch: UN Free & Equal Bollywood Campaign Video has been Seen by One Million People
In a symbolic gesture, the United Nations Free & Equal campaign released a music video starring actress and former Miss…
United Nations Recommends Most at Risk for HIV to Take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
In a new report out from the Untied Nations, the international organization says that those most at risk for…
Stop John Kerry and the UN from Appointing Uganda’s Sam Kutesa as President of the United Nations General Assembly
In a Wednesday post on HuffPost Politics, Black Star News Editor and Publisher Milton Allimadi penned an impassioned open letter…
Gay Sex in Brunei? You’ll Be Stoned to Death if You Do
Last February, activists called for a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel in LA due to the hotel’s ownership by…
United Nations Chief Fears Nigeria’s Anti-Gay Law will Fuel Violence
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has released a statement via his spokesperson yesterday expressing concerns that Nigeria’s new law that…
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Become ‘Equality Champions’ for the United Nations
“Same Love” duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will soon be adding “equality champions” to their resumes as the United…
United Nation’s Ad Uses Google Search to Capture 21st-Century Homophobia
“Gays need to stop whining,” “Gays shouldn’t adopt,” “Gay should have no rights,” “Gays should die”—these are just a few…
Petition to Stop Hate Crimes in Cameroon
Cameroon in central Africa has “one of the highest prosecution rates for consensual same-sex sexual relations in the world” according…
World Happiness On the Rise
Need some good news? The world is (ever so slightly) getting happier. The World Happiness Report, only the second of…
LGBT Support Goes Global Thanks to the United Nations
The United Nations’ human-rights office launched a first-ever global outreach program as part of The Free and Equal campaign…
United Nations Releases New Video for International Day Against Homophobia
On Friday, governments, organizations, and individuals will reflect upon the challenges facing the worldwide LGBT community for the International Day…
United Nations Passes Resolution Condemning the Execution of Gay People
While the “Kill the Gays” bill in Uganda was passed by a committee vote on November 23 (now to be…