Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month

[PalJoey]

Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#1

Posted: 6/1/09 at 3:56pm

...speaking, I'm sure, for herself AND the president.

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In Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month 2009

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 1, 2009

Forty years ago this month, the gay rights movement began with the Stonewall riots in New York City, as gays and lesbians demanded an end to the persecution they had long endured. Now, after decades of hard work, the fight has grown into a global movement to achieve a world in which all people live free from violence and fear, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

In honor of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and on behalf of the State Department, I extend our appreciation to the global LGBT community for its courage and determination during the past 40 years, and I offer our support for the significant work that still lies ahead.

At the State Department and throughout the Administration, we are grateful for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in Washington and around the world. They and their families make many sacrifices to serve our nation. Their contributions are vital to our efforts to establish stability, prosperity and peace worldwide.

Human rights are at the heart of those efforts. Gays and lesbians in many parts of the world live under constant threat of arrest, violence, even torture. The persecution of gays and lesbians is a violation of human rights and an affront to human decency, and it must end. As Secretary of State, I will advance a comprehensive human rights agenda that includes the elimination of violence and discrimination against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Though the road to full equality for LGBT Americans is long, the example set by those fighting for equal rights in the United States gives hope to men and women around the world who yearn for a better future for themselves and their loved ones.

This June, let us recommit ourselves to achieving a world in which all people can live in safety and freedom, no matter who they are or whom they love.

[tazber]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#2

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:03pm

Empty words.

....but the world goes 'round

[Gothampc]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#2

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:51pm

While Hillary goes around proclaiming what month it is, she ignores her actual job of trying to get North Korea not to bomb the h*ll out of the rest of the world.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#3

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:53pm

Happy Gay Pride Month to you, too, Goth!

[JustAGuy]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#4

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:54pm

And you know this how, Goth? Are you running around with her 24 hours a day? Is she supposed to be reporting to you on her every move? Is she supposed to be issuing press releases to you, to let you know if she's making any progress?

Ugh...you're worse than Roxy, if that's possible.


Does anyone have a copy of Condi Rice's statement on Gay Pride Month from last year? I'd like to compare the two.

"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------ "I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett

Updated On: 6/1/09 at 04:54 PM

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#5

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:20pm

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/04/michael-guest/

"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2

[PalJoey]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#6

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:26pm

Is that the policy Hillary just overturned?

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: Hillary Clinton Proclaims Gay Pride Month#7

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:30pm

That was the first thing that came up when I Googled, C. Rices 2007 gay pride month comments...

"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2