Since she has been tweeting regularly, Hillary has begun to display a
real flair for the concise social medium. Here is her kick-off to
Pride Month on Twitter,
Don't
let the brevity of the message fool you. Hillary has a long history of
support for the LGBT community. As New York Senator, she marched in
parades.
As
Secretary of State she heard the requests of LGBT Foreign Service
members to extend domestic benefits to partners, promised to investigate
the feasibility, found it doable, and within six months of setting foot
at Foggy Bottom established those benefits.
Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Foreign Service Employees
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
June 18, 2009
While
a career in the Foreign Service is rewarding, the demands to serve our
country require great commitment and sacrifice by Foreign Service
employees and their families. As in American society, our Foreign
Service families come in different configurations; all are part of the
common fabric of our Post communities abroad. Family members often
uproot their lives, endure hardship conditions, and put their own
careers on hold to support our overseas missions. The Department of
State acknowledges these vital contributions by providing certain family
members with benefits, training, and allowances.
The same has not been true for domestic partners of Foreign Service employees.
Read more >>>>
By
definition and job description, Foreign Service officials work in other
countries some of which have been hostile to LGBT rights, so, as
Secretary of State, Hillary brought the campaign for human rights of
LGBT people into the international arena.
Remarks
at an Event Co-Hosted by the Department of State and Gays and Lesbians
in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) in celebration of LGBT Pride Month
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson Auditorium
Washington, DC
June 27, 2011
...
in March, the United States led a major effort at the Human Rights
Council in Geneva to get other countries to sign on in support of a
statement on ending violence and criminalization based on sexual
orientation and gender identity. In the end, 85 countries signed the
statement, 18 more than ever had signed onto any previous UN statement
on LGBT rights.And in the very next session of the Human Rights Council,
just two weeks ago after another major push by American diplomats in
Geneva as well as our teams from IO, DRL, EUR, WHA, and other bureaus,
the Council passed the first ever UN resolution recognizing the human
rights of LGBT people worldwide. And it was especially meaningful that
we had South Africa cosponsoring that resolution with us. And with that
we took a huge step forward in our work to refute the hateful suggestion
that LGBT people are somehow exempt from human rights protections, and
we made it absolutely clear that, so far as the United States is
concerned and our foreign policy, and our values – that
gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights.
Read full speech and view video here >>>>
In December 2011 she delivered an historic address in Geneva commemorating Human Rights Day.
December 6, 2011
Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day
Remarks
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
December 6, 2011
...
Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. And
protecting the human rights of all people, gay or straight, is not
something that only Western governments do. South Africa’s constitution,
written in the aftermath of Apartheid, protects the equality of all
citizens, including gay people. In Colombia and Argentina, the rights of
gays are also legally protected. In Nepal, the supreme court has ruled
that equal rights apply to LGBT citizens. The Government of Mongolia has
committed to pursue new legislation that will tackle anti-gay
discrimination.
SNIP
I
know that the thoughts I’ve shared today involve questions on which
opinions are still evolving. As it has happened so many times before,
opinion will converge once again with the truth, the immutable truth,
that all persons are created free and equal in dignity and rights. We
are called once more to make real the words of the Universal
Declaration. Let us answer that call. Let us be on the right side of
history, for our people, our nations, and future generations, whose
lives will be shaped by the work we do today. I come before you with
great hope and confidence that no matter how long the road ahead, we
will travel it successfully together.
She has come to support marriage equality and recently applauded Ireland's ground-breaking vote with a laudatory tweet.
While her tweets are compact, her rationale is rooted in broad investigation and deeply held values. She was honored for her work in 2012.
July 6, 2012
Video Remarks for LGBT Pride Award
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
July 6, 2012
A
big hello to all of you there in London. I am sorry I can’t be there in
person to join the festivities and to say “thank you” for this special
award.I want to acknowledge all the people who are working hard to
advance human rights in their own communities around the world—people
whose names may not be well-known but who are making a difference every
day.
They deserve our gratitude and our deep respect.
As I
announced in Geneva last December, we’ve launched a Global Equality
Fund—a fund that other governments, companies, and foundations can
contribute to—that will provide support for civil society groups around
the world that are working to protect the human rights of LGBT people.
Read more and view video here >>>>
Hillary Clinton 
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