AP: Negative Reaction Among Some Ambassadors Following Clinton UN Speech

[William769]

Though her United Nations address on LGBT rights in Geneva was described Tuesday by one senior State Department official as “unimpeachably respectful,” the Associated Press reports that some ambassadors appeared less than thrilled by her message:

Clinton’s audience in Geneva included diplomats from Arab, African and other nations where homosexuality is criminalized or where brutality and discrimination against gay and transgender people is tolerated or encouraged. Many of the ambassadors in the audience responded with stony faces and rushed out of the room as soon as she finished speaking. (Read the AP article here via Washington Post.)

Secretary Clinton's speech followed a memorandum issued Tuesday morning by President Obama, who in a multifaceted strategy directed federal agencies engaged abroad to defend LGBT rights. Both developments follow previous State Department and White House pronouncements supporting the global fight against anti-LGBT persecution.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/12/07/AP_Negative_Reaction_Among_Some_Delegates_Following_Clinton_Speech/

Well dumb & dumber (Perry, Santorum) your in good company.

[joeybee12]

1. I really wish they would be more specific about who these Arab and African

diplomats are...countries that is instead of a broad swipe against all of them.

[DURHAM D]

2. OTOH - she got a standing O.

She earned this moment.

I am glad she made some of those rat bastards uncomfortable.



I am surprised that none of the articles I have seen have referred to her 1995 speech in China:

"Women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights."

[William769]

3. That was powerful!

[DURHAM D]

4. The speech has been posted in GLBT two or three times.

Unless I missed it I have not seen it in GD. Do you think it deserves a post over there or will Clinton and Obama just get slammed for "not doing enough" domestically?

[William769]

5. Unfortunately I think they have more power right now in the International community

Than they do at home (because of republicans), I don't think there will be a backlash in GD. KPETE posted it yesterday in soapbox (AKA GD) on DU3 very receptive responses.

[xchrom]

6. Let's face it -- some countries have invested heavily in dehumanizing

LGBTIQ people.

It's part of their power & control.

Now we have to see WHAT the U.S. Will actually do.

[DCKit]

7. It's simple: She embarrassed the fuck out of them. nt