Queers at the UN ["United Nations has finally started to address discrimination against lesbians and gays around the world"; at the UN World Conference on Human Rights, some countries, including Canada, called for inclusion of sexual orientation as a prohibited ground for discrimination in Conference's final declaration; resolution failed to pass, but a more general statement did pass; Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Australia joined with Canada; also, a meeting of United Nations Economic and Social Council granted consultative status to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)].
P83 (v11n6)(Sept. 15, 1993): 28 (25cm.)

Challenged at the U.N. [International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) gained official status with United Nations on July 30, 1993; ILGA, which is "a federation of 300 gay and lesbian groups from 50 different countries" was granted consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); details of vote, controversy, etc.].
P85 (v11n8)(Dec. 8, 1993): 28 (40cm.)

Breaking new ground [Douglas Sanders, a B.C. man, became first openly-gay person to address an assembly of world leaders; spoke to United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva on February 7; was speaking on behalf of International Lesbian and Gay Association, which was recently granted observer consultative status at the UN].
P87 (v12n2)(March 9, 1994): 22 (12cm.)

NAMBLA expelled [members of International Lesbian and Gay Association, which was granted United Nations consultative status last July, voted to expel three member groups "described as paedophile organizations"; expulsion was result of threat to revoke consultative status; much anger over this issue].
P90 (v12n5)(July 27, 1994): 27 (27cm.)

ILGA ousted [International Lesbian and Gay Association's consultative status to United Nations has been suspended; details].
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 27 (14cm.)

ILGA at the UN ["making one final attempt to regain its seat"; lost consultative status in 1994].
P121 (v16n4)(June 10, 1998): 29 (11cm.)

Advances in Europe, UN [report of "historical first" in October when UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, met with representatives of International Lesbian & Gay Association; also information on European Union and lesbian/gay rights].
P124 (v16n7)[misnumbered v16n6 on contents page](Oct. 28, 1998): 27 (45cm.)

Sexual orientation & the U.N. [brief newsnote reporting that "in March 2004, 53 nations will sit at the United Nations in Geneva to discuss, argue, vote and then publicly declare if they believe sexual orientation and gender identity are human rights or not"; International Lesbian and Gay Association has Web site with petition].
P167 (v22n2)[misnumbered v22n1 on contents page] (March 10, 2004): 29 (11cm.)

UN rights ["in 2003, Brazil, with support from Canada and 18 European countries, put forward a motion to affirm" GLBT human rights; resolution brought forward in United Nations Human Rights Commission, Geneva; Brazil has now withdrawn motion; great deal of opposition, "chiefly from Christian activist groups and from a number of predominantly Islamic states including Egypt, Libya, Pakistan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Particularly strong opposition has emerged from the Organization of Islamic Conferences...as well as the Vatican"; etc.].
P168 (v22n3)(April 21, 2004): 28-29 (17cm.)