Gay pride month 2018
There were recent reports of street attacks against members of this community in Baku. In Azerbaijan, this community is subjected to discrimination and violent crimes, including family-based violence with impunity. After months of abuse by her family, Khalimat Taramova, a Chechen woman who identifies as bisexual, escaped to a shelter in neighboring Dagestan, only to be abducted on June 10 by Chechen police and forcibly returned to Chechnya. LGBTQI+ persons from Chechnya are not safe even in other regions of Russia. The resulting Expert Mission report found a climate of impunity for arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, and other serious abuses, but to this day the Russian government has taken no action to end it. In 2018 in this Council, the United States joined fifteen participating States in invoking the Moscow Mechanism over allegations of serious abuses against this community and others in Chechnya. In Russia, a law banning so-called gay “propaganda” is used to restrict the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly for gay men and women.
#GAY PRIDE MONTH 2018 FULL#
As President Biden said to our LGBTQI+ community: “We see you, we support you, and we are inspired by your courage to accept nothing less than full equality.” As we join our fellow Americans in the unfinished work of building a more perfect union in our own country, we also are mindful that this community remains the target of discrimination, harassment, and violence around the world, including in the OSCE region. And we honor the brave trailblazers who stood up loudly and proudly to demand respect for their rights. We recall the cruelty and injustice they endured and still often face. At home during Pride Month, we celebrate the many enriching contributions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Americans to our nation’s life. I was glad to see the vibrant Pride festivities here in Vienna this past weekend. June is Pride Month in the United States and many other countries. The Helsinki Final Act recognizes the “inherent dignity of the human person.” Every participating State pledged to respect the human rights of all individuals.
Response in Support of the Chairpersonship in Office Organizing HDIM "Pride is about everybody, bullying and being accepted," she said, adding that the theme of how police interact with the LGBT community is as important as ever.
"So I'm going to come out and volunteer in the sober area and we're going to have a really good time."īut Glencross Palmer says there's one thing that has never changed about Pride - its message. "It didn't have the Dyke March, it didn't have the Trans March," she said.Īnd the way she'll be experiencing Pride this year is going to be different too, after recently kicking a substance abuse addiction.
Victoria Glencross Palmer remembers Pride in the 80s and 90s, which she says was a very different experience. Festivities will go on day and night for all ages and all people. (Ali Chiasson/CBC)įor the most part Pride will be what's it's been for decades - a celebration. Victoria Glencross Palmer is sober for Pride this year and she's looking forward to spending time helping out in the sober area and meeting new people.