Today, with the more full inclusion of the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission, the United Nations is closer to the ideals on which it was founded and to values of inclusion and equality to which the United States is deeply committed.
Statement on United Nations Accreditation of the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission
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