[Viva] Fwd: Eighty-five world leaders agree with us

[Tami Starlight]

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From: Andre and Jeremy, AllOut.org <info at allout.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 1:26 AM
Subject: Eighty-five world leaders agree with us
To: Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com>


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* <http://act.allout.org/go/99?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=2>
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*This Friday, the United Nations will vote on an historic resolution to
protect LGBT rights. Call your ministry of foreign affairs and ask them to
**Vote YES*

*[image: Sign] <http://act.allout.org/go/99?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=3>*

Dear Friend,

>From social exclusion, to “corrective rape” of lesbians, to transphobic
murders around the world, LGBT people are disproportionate victims of
discrimination, violence and criminalization. It’s not right, but it’s also
far from inevitable. *We have a chance to change this story—if we act
together in the next 24 hours.*

On Friday, the United Nations will vote on an historic resolution to protect
LGBT rights, sending a message at the highest level to countries that refuse
to protect our ability to live and love freely. If it passes, it will commit
the U.N. to present concrete steps to stop violence, torture, stigmatisation
and abuse against people because of their sexuality or gender identity.

*The vote will come down to the wire and many nations are undecided.*  It’s
critical that the foreign office in your country hears from you right
now. *Will
you call your ministry of foreign affairs and ask them to Vote YES on
Friday?*

It’s really easy to make a call and only takes 2 minutes.  You can find the
number and a quick script, here:

www.allout.org/call_UN<http://act.allout.org/go/99?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=4>

This resolution won't end violence against LGBT people overnight, but it
will send a forceful and long overdue message. The recognition of the right
of all people to live and love freely by an organization as influential and
powerful as the United Nations will create a shared global responsibility to
eliminate state sanctioned violence and discrimination in every corner of
the world.

There are many people who deny that violence against LGBT people is even a
problem. This resolution will prove that this is a problem that cannot be
ignored, and will compel the High Commissioner for Human Rights to run a
comprehensive study exposing abuses against LGBT people around the world
that are too often hidden from view. This landmark study will pave the way
for the U.N to push for concrete steps that protect LGBT people.

*We have less than 24 hours to make sure that countries vote YES to this
historic resolution*.  Will you take a minute to make a call to your foreign
office?

www.allout.org/call_UN<http://act.allout.org/go/99?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=5>


All the best and All Out,
Andre, Erika, Guillaume, Jeremy, Joseph, Nita, Prerna, Oli, Tile, Wesley and
the rest of the team at All Out

*PS* - We'd love to know how your call went. Reply to this email and let us
know.



*SOURCES:*

UN Human Rights Council: A Stunning Development Against Violence
http://act.allout.org/go/103?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=7<http://act.allout.org/go/103?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=6>

AFP - More countries accepting homosexuality
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110530/sc_afp/ussocietygaystudyworld_20110530072555<http://act.allout.org/go/105?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=8>

Special Report. A better understanding of the struggle for gay rights around
the world
www.globalpost.com/international-gay-rights-movement<http://act.allout.org/go/101?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=9>

ILGA 2011 Report on State Sponsored Homophobia: Homo & Transphobia will soon
be rejected just like sexism and racism
www.ilga.org/ilga/en/article/mZ9yrEp19R<http://act.allout.org/go/102?akid=118.212440.VNlTpM&t=10>

*All Out is bringing people together in every corner of the planet and of
every identity - lesbian, gay, straight, transgender and all that’s between
and beyond - to build a world in which everyone can live freely and be
embraced for who they are.*

*Our mailing address is:*
Purpose Foundation
224 Centre St, 6th Fl
New York, NY 10013

*Copyright © 2011 AllOut.org, All rights reserved.*


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