U.S. Department Of State

The United States denounced Wednesday a Russian bill imposing fines for the promotion of gay "propaganda" among young people in the city of Saint Petersburg."Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights," the State Department said, repeating a declaration ...

The State Department announced Wednesday it has loosened its requirements for altering gender on a passport for transgender peopleThe State Department announced Wednesday it has loosened its requirements for altering gender on a passport for transgender people. The United States will no ...

Surgery no longer required for transgender people to change sex on US passportsTransgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated genders on U.S. passports, the State Department said Wednesday.Beginning Thursday, a transgender person applying for a U.S. ...

The United States has new, more flexible passport regulations for transgender people, and ended an earlier requirement that reassignment surgery precede a passport gender change, the State Department said."Sexual reassignment surgery is no longer a prerequisite for passport issuance," it said in ...

US State Department human rights review reports harassment and rape of gays in ZimbabweGay Zimbabweans face widespread harassment and some have even been raped by those intending to convert their sexuality, the U.S. State Department said in a discussion of its annual ...

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) said they expect two gay-friendly bills to come up for vote by early 2010. Last June, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the State Department will offer gay and lesbian diplomats the same benefits ...

The State Department will allow married gay and lesbian couples to use their spouse's surname when applying for a passport The State Department will allow married gay and lesbian couples to use their spouse's surname when applying for a passport. The change ...

Clinton moves to grant equal benefits to gay US diplomats, familiesSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those that their heterosexual counterparts enjoy, U.S. officials said Saturday.In a notice to ...

A rising wave of anti-gay sentiment continues to engulf the Iraqi city of Baghdad A rising wave of anti-gay sentiment continues to engulf the Iraqi city of Baghdad. The group, called Brigades of the Righteous, has posted signs around the Baghdad slum ...

Topic: U.S. Department Of State

US protests anti-gay bill in Russia

Transgender Group Cheers New Passport Requirements

Surgery not required to change gender on passports

US unveils new passport rules for transgender people

US reports harassment and rape of gays in Zimbabwe

Two gay-friendly bills to be introduced by 2010

U.S. Passport Rules To Include Gays

Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits

Fresh Anti-Gay Death Threats In Iraq

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