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Discrimination stigmatization an exclusionary laws towards
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poverty and in some cases result in extreme poverty
the same factors also create hurdles for reducing poverty
thus negatively impacting the livelihoods LGBT people
and their families around the world in multiple ways
the inclusion protection and empowerment
LGBT people this critical because drying
on the floor contributions the entire population
leads to more effective comprehensive and sustainable
developments
as President Obama
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carey carey and most recently national security adviser rice
have all made clear protecting the human rights
LGBT persons is a priority have our comprehensive
human rights policy and human rights our core pillar
%uh our foreign policy the fundamental principle
that guides the US government's LGBT work
is that the human rights LGBT persons
are not different were separate from human rights
%uh anyone else all people deserve to be treated with dignity
no matter who they are or whom they love
in fact in December 2011
President Obama signed the first ever presidential memorandum on
international initiatives to advance the human rights
LGBT persons requiring that federal agencies work together
to meet the common goals support the human rights LGBT persons
globally
we partner to end extreme poverty and promote resilient democratic societies
advancing our security and prosperity unfortunately
LGBT people around the world are often the most likely group to live
in extreme poverty LGBT participation and democratic processes
and government is often severely limited few public officials
were openly identifying as LGBT in the countries in which
we work