https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7 The Washington Post speech en-us 2016-11-18 02:04:27 UTC 2025-12-18 07:54:24 UTC hello@padlet.com ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600756 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyTg88sBbb5aDHfn-q2PoB28pfg2mGnmO8jm4pG5v5I/edit]]> 2016-11-18 02:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600756 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600837 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QqMZQ7x1IzzTe5Kulr12HKy95BRLaailFwjqHf7k9f8/edit]]> 2016-11-18 02:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600837 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600950 Clinton delivered a blunt yet inspiring speech that took on all the myths and canards about homosexuality and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people]]> 2016-11-18 02:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138600950 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601093 the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how they apply to all people seeking dignity and respect of who they are, Clinton declared, “[G]ay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.”

]]> 2016-11-18 02:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601093 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601138 "It is 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."]]> 2016-11-18 02:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601138 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601190 "And it is a violation of human rights when life-saving care is withheld from people because they are gay, or equal access to justice is denied to people because they are gay, or public spaces are out of bounds to people because they are gay"]]> 2016-11-18 02:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601190 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601278 "No matter what we look like, where we come from, or who we are, we are all equally entitled to our human rights and dignity."]]> 2016-11-18 02:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601278 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601336 Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality]]> 2016-11-18 02:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601336 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601345  And practically speaking, “it is often the case that laws must change before fears about change dissipate.”]]> 2016-11-18 02:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601345 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601352 (A first-ever U.S. strategy to combat human rights abuses against LGBT around the world.)  President Obama “has directed all U.S. Government agencies engaged overseas to combat the criminalization of LGBT status and conduct, to enhance efforts to protect vulnerable LGBT refugees and asylum seekers, to ensure that our foreign assistance promotes the protection of LGBT rights, to enlist international organizations in the fight against discrimination, and to respond swiftly to abuses against LGBT persons.”]]> 2016-11-18 02:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601352 ashansen18 https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601358 foundation’s Web site, “‘Here I am’ is an invitation to all: See me, recognize me, and understand me as a person, regardless of how I define my gender and sexuality.”]]> 2016-11-18 02:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ashansen18/9aads65vyrr7/wish/138601358