LGBT
Hillary Clinton Secrete Hacked Documents
CONSERVATIVE ATTACKS
Wall
Street Journal’s Jason Riley: “Only One Side Is Really Guilty Of
Hypocrisy…Hillary Clinton Who Opposed Gay Marriage Until Two Years Ago Is
Tweeting About Indiana's Intolerance.” “Well, both sides are claiming
intolerance here. But I think only one side is really guilty of hypocrisy. And
that's what I see going on here. Hillary Clinton who opposed gay marriage until
two years ago is tweeting about Indiana's intolerance. The Democratic governor
of Connecticut who banned state employees from traveling to Indiana even though
Connecticut has essentially the same law in place. So that's what I think is
going on here. It is the height of hypocrisy, positions held just a few years
ago by Democrats are now considered anti-gay and bigotry in place.” [Fox News
Sunday, Fox News, 4/5/15]
CLINTON DEFENSE
SECRETARY CLINTON HAS WON THE SUPPORT OF MAJOR LGBT ADVOCACY GROUPS,
INCLUDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
Human Rights Campaign VP: “We Feel This Incredible Attachment” To
Secretary Clinton. “‘I have seen grown, adult men and women weep at the
possibility of her becoming the next president,’ said Fred Sainz, vice
president of Human Rights Campaign, who said he has friends in the gay
community who are saving money so they can afford to volunteer on a future
potential Clinton campaign. ‘We feel this incredible attachment to her. In
spite of tremendous challenges, she’s persisted and that’s a quality that LGBT
people identify with.’” [Daily Beast, 7/21/14]
Daily Beast: “LGBT Activists Say That Clinton Has Been A Loyal
Ally” In The Senate And State Department. “On other matters [besides
marriage equality], LGBT activists say that Clinton has been a loyal ally
dating back to her time in the U.S. Senate, when she worked to lift
restrictions on gay and lesbian couples adopting children. As Secretary of
State, she gave a famous speech in Geneva in which she declared that ‘Gay
rights are human rights’ and directed the State Department to offer equal
benefits to same-sex partners.” [Daily Beast, 7/21/14]
Metro
Weekly: In March 2015, The 800,000 Member Equality California Became “The
First LGBT-Rights Group To Endorse Clinton’s Anticipated Candidacy.”
“Although she has yet to formally announce her candidacy, Hillary Clinton has
already garnered her first 2016 presidential endorsement by an LGBT-rights
organization. Equality California announced their endorsement of Clinton for
president on Monday, making the 800,000 member organization the first
LGBT-rights group to endorse Clinton’s anticipated candidacy. ‘We want Hillary
Clinton to run and are ready to mobilize our 800,000 members to help her win,’
said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur in a statement. ‘We’re
enthusiastic about her candidacy because she has the best record of
accomplishment on LGBT issues of any potential candidate. Equality California
is ready for Hillary!’” [Metro Weekly, 3/16/15]
DURING HER TENURE AS SECRETARY OF STATE, CLINTON PUT LGBT RIGHTS AND
PROTECTIONS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY…
New York
Times: “In Her Four Years At The State Department, [Secretary Clinton]
Prioritized International Gay Rights.” “It’s a sentiment often expressed as
gay voters mull what Mrs. Clinton’s potential 2016 presidential campaign would
mean for gay rights. In her four years at the State Department, she prioritized
international gay rights, including a 2011 speech in Geneva in which she urged
countries to accept gays and lesbians. In the year and a half since she left
her post, she has made gay rights a focus. Last fall she accepted an award at
the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala in New York; the singer praised Mrs.
Clinton’s efforts for human rights.” [New York Times, 8/29/14]
CNN:
“Clinton Aides Say She Regularly Raises The Issue In Meetings With Her
Counterparts And She Has Instructed Embassies Around The World To Report On
Violence And Discrimination Against The LGBT Community.” “Gay rights have
also taken on a greater role in U.S. foreign policy. Clinton aides say she
regularly raises the issue in meetings with her counterparts and she has
instructed embassies around the world to report on violence and discrimination
against the LGBT community and challenge laws that criminalize LGBT status or
conduct.” [CNN, 12/6/11]
CNN:
As Secretary Of State, “Clinton Announced A $3 Million Fund To Support Civil
Society And Non-Governmental Organization Activists Working On [Gay Rights], As
Well As Enhancing Protection For Refugees And Asylum Seekers Who Are Being
Persecuted Because Of LGBT Status.” “The administration will take treatment
of gays into consideration when making decisions on awarding foreign aid…As
part of the administration's effort, Clinton announced a $3 million fund to
support civil society and non-governmental organization activists working on
the subject, as well as enhancing protection for refugees and asylum seekers
who are being persecuted because of LGBT status. Gay rights groups praised the
effort as a significant step toward protecting the rights of gays and lesbians
around the world.” [CNN, 12/6/11]
…PROCLAIMED
THAT GAY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
CNN:
“U.S. Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Challenged Nations Around The World…
To Recognize That ‘Gay Rights Are Human Rights And Human Rights Are Gay
Rights.’” “U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton challenged nations
around the world Tuesday to recognize that ‘gay rights are human rights and
human rights are gay rights,’ building on an order by President Barack Obama directing
all U.S. agencies to ‘promote and protect’ the rights of gay people.” [CNN, 12/6/11]
Secretary
Clinton In December 2009: “Over This Past Year, We Have Elevated Into Our Human
Rights Dialogues And Our Public Statements A Very Clear Message About
Protecting The Rights Of The LGBT Community Worldwide.” [Remarks on the
Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century, State Department, 12/14/09]
CNN:
In June 2011, The United Nations Human Rights Council “Passed A Resolution
Supporting Equal Rights For All, Regardless Of Sexual Orientation” For Which
“The State Department Lobbied Intensively.”
“In what the State Department is calling an ‘historic step’ the United
Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva Friday passed a resolution supporting
equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation. The resolution,
introduced by South Africa, is the first-ever U.N. resolution on the human
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons. It passed with 23
votes in favor, 19 opposed and three abstentions, amidst strong criticism of
South Africa by some African nations…The State Department lobbied intensively
for the resolution and Nossel says the U.S. was pleased to see African
leadership, from South Africa in particular, as well as strong support from
South America, Colombia and Brazil. The resolution also will commission the
first-ever U.N. report on the challenges that LGBT persons face around the
globe and Nossel says the Obama administration hopes it will ‘open a broader
international discussion on how to best promote and protect the human rights of
LGBT persons,’ Nossel says… Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made gay
rights a key focus of the State Department’s human rights agenda, expressing
her view that ‘gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights.’”
[CNN, 6/17/11]
Secretary
Clinton In December 2009: “We Are Particularly Concerned About…Organized
Efforts To Kill And Maim Gays And Lesbians In Some Countries That We Have
Spoken Out About, And Also Conveyed Our Very Strong Concerns About To Their
Governments…The Governments Need To Pay Much Greater Attention To The Kinds Of
Abuses That We’ve Seen.” “Over this past year, we have elevated into our
human rights dialogues and our public statements a very clear message about
protecting the rights of the LGBT community worldwide. And we are particularly
concerned about some of the specific cases that have come to our attention
around the world. There have been organized efforts to kill and maim gays and
lesbians in some countries that we have spoken out about, and also conveyed our
very strong concerns about to their governments – not that they were
governmentally implemented or even that the government was aware of them, but
that the governments need to pay much greater attention to the kinds of abuses
that we’ve seen in Iraq, for example.” [Remarks on the Human Rights Agenda for
the 21st Century, State Department, 12/14/09]
...CONDEMNED
INTERNATIONAL DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBT INDIVIDUALS
CNN:
“In An Impassioned Defense Of Such
Rights, Clinton Called The Rights Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender
People ‘Universal’ And Criticized Nations That Criminalize Gay Behavior Or
Tolerate Abuse Of Gay, Bisexual Or Transgendered People.” [CNN, 12/6/11]
CNN:
Secretary “Clinton Said Religious Beliefs And Cultural Practices Are No Excuse
For Discriminating Or Tolerating Violence Against Gay People.” “Speaking to
the U.N. Human Rights Council, before an audience that included diplomats from
Arab, African and other countries with poor records on gay rights, Clinton said
religious beliefs and cultural practices are no excuse for discriminating or
tolerating violence against gay people. ‘No practice or tradition trumps the
human rights that belong to all of us, and this holds true for inflicting
violence on LGBT people,’ she said. ‘It is a violation of human rights when
people are beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation, or because
they do not conform to cultural norms about how men and women should look or
behave.’” [CNN, 12/6/11]
CNN:
Under Secretary Clinton, “The State Department Has Raised Concerns About
Proposed Laws In Nigeria That Would Criminalize Conduct, As Well As In Uganda,
Which Would Have In Some Cases Applied The Death Penalty.” [CNN, 12/6/11]
New York
Times: “In June [2014], At The Aspen Ideas Festival, Mrs. Clinton Denounced
Russia’s Treatment Of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals And Transgender People.”
[New York Times, 8/31/14]
State
Department: “In December 2010, The State Department Led Efforts At The UN
General Assembly To [Successfully] Reinsert Language On Sexual Orientation Into
A Resolution On Extrajudicial, Summary, And Arbitrary Executions, After The
Language’s Removal In Committee.” “In December 2010, the State Department
led efforts at the UN General Assembly to reinsert language on sexual
orientation into a resolution on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions, after the language’s removal in committee. The amendment was
approved by a 93-55 margin.” [State Department, 12/6/11]
…AND
INSTITUTED LGBT PROTECTIONS AT STATE DEPARTMENT
CNN’s
Frida Ghitis: Thanks To Secretary Clinton, “Today, American Diplomats, As Part
Of Their Official Mandate And As An Explicit Tenet Of U.S. Values, Must Speak
Up For The Rights Of Individuals Experiencing Persecution On The Basis Of Their
Sexual Orientation.” “In doing this, she announced it was now the official
policy of the U.S. government to promote the rights of LGBT people everywhere.
Clinton has always been a couple of steps ahead of President Barack Obama when
it comes to gay rights. It's a safe bet she persuaded him to jump on board and
put the full force of the administration behind this new policy…Today, American
diplomats, as part of their official mandate and as an explicit tenet of U.S.
values, must speak up for the rights of individuals experiencing persecution on
the basis of their sexual orientation, as when a couple were sentenced in
Cameroon for ‘looking’ gay.” [Frida Ghitis, CNN, 2/7/13]
New York
Times: Secretary Clinton “Asked American Diplomats To Raise The Issue
Wherever Harassment Or Abuse Arises And Required A Record Of Them In The State
Department’s Annual Report On Human Rights.” “The administration’s
announcement formalizes several steps that Mrs. Clinton has already ordered.
She has asked American diplomats to raise the issue wherever harassment or
abuse arises and required a record of them in the State Department’s annual
report on human rights. On Tuesday, she also announced a $3 million program to
finance gay-rights organizations to combat discrimination, violence and other
abuses.” [New York Times, 12/6/11]
State
Department: “In June 2010, Secretary Clinton Revised State Department Equal
Employment Opportunity Policy [And]… Explicitly Added Protection Against
Discriminatory Treatment Of Employees And Job Applicants Based On Gender
Identity.” “In June 2010, Secretary Clinton revised State Department equal
employment opportunity policy. As the previous policy prohibited discrimination
based on sexual orientation, the new policy explicitly added protection against
discriminatory treatment of employees and job applicants based on gender
identity.” [State Department, 12/6/11]
State
Department: “As One Of Her First Acts In Office, Secretary Clinton Directed
A Review Of Whether The State Department Could Extend Additional Benefits To
Domestic Partners,” Which The Department Eventually Did. “As one of her
first acts in office, Secretary Clinton directed a review of whether the State
Department could extend additional benefits to domestic partners. Following
President Obama’s 2009 memorandum on same-sex domestic partners’ benefits, the
State Department announced extension of the full range of legally available
benefits and allowances to same-sex domestic partners of Foreign Service staff
serving abroad.” [State Department, 12/6/11]
AFTER
LEAVING THE STATE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARY CLINTON ANNOUNCED HER PERSONAL SUPPORT
FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Politico:
In March 2013, “Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Endorsed Gay Marriage
On Monday, Saying She Supports It ‘Personally, And As A Matter Of Policy And
Law.’” “In a move that could have implications for a 2016 White House
campaign, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed gay marriage on
Monday, saying she supports it ‘personally, and as a matter of policy and
law.’” [Politico, 3/18/13]
Secretary
Clinton: “I Made A Very Clear Statement When I Got Out Of The State Department.
I Was Free To Comment On Domestic Political Issues That I Fully Support
Marriage Equality.” “I made a very clear statement when I got out of the
State Department. I was free to comment on domestic political issues that I
fully support marriage equality. That like most Americans I know, my views have
changed over time. I think evolved is the word that a lot of people have used.
It fits me as well as it fits others.” [CNN Town Hall, 6/17/14]
Secretary
Clinton: Marriage “Should Be Available To Everyone Regardless Of Who They
Love.” “In large measure, based on the experiences that I had with so many
people who I knew and cared about, and it really became very clear to me that
if we're going to support marriage in our country, it should be available to
everyone regardless of who they love and that this marriage equality issue is a
great human rights issue.” [CNN Town Hall, 6/17/14]
Secretary
Clinton: “I'm Very, Very Proud To State That I'm A Full Supporter Of Marriage
Equality.” [CNN Town Hall, 6/17/14]
CNN’s
Frida Ghitis: “[Secretary] Clinton
Has Always Been A Couple Of Steps Ahead Of President Barack Obama When It Comes
To Gay Rights.” [Frida Ghitis, CNN, 1/30/13]
SECRETARY
CLINTON SPOKE OUT AGAINST STATE LAWS THAT ALLOWED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT
AMERICANS
Secretary
Clinton: “Like IN Law, AR Bill Goes Beyond Protecting Religion, Would Permit
Unfair Discrimination Against #LGBT Americans…I Urge Governor To Veto.”
[Twitter, @HillaryClinton, 4/1/15]
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