In 1979 the United Nations adopted an international treaty to stop discrimination against women. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was intended to serve as an international bill of rights for women. Key provisions include: rejection of violence against women, equality of men and women under the law, and to ensure that women participate in decision-making (at all levels). This treaty came into force on September 3, 1981. As of July 2011, 187 countries have ratified or acceded to this treaty.
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On June 30, 2009 North Carolina became the sixth state to enact a comprehensive anti-bullying law. Governor Beverly Perdue signed the School Violence Prevention Act (SB 526) which protected LGBT students from being bullied in public schools. SB 526 was landmark legislation because it was the first gay rights bill to pass the North Carolina legislature in over thirty years. Since SB 526 was passed, the number of states with anti-bullying laws has tripled. Today at least 18 states have enacted legislation similar to the School Violence Prevention Act. Below is a map of states with anti-bullying laws. The states shaded in dark blue are the states that protect LGBT students from being bullied.
I'm very disappointed at the United States Supreme Court because their ruling(s) on same-sex marriage did not go far enough. In 2006 South Africa became the fifth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. In Minister of Home Affairs v. Fourie the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled 8-1 that Parliament must enact same-sex marriage legislation within a twelve month period.
Many countries throughout the world have passed Immigration Equality legislation which allow bi-national same-sex couples to attain citizenship (in their partner’s home country). This legislation aims to provide same-sex couples the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples during the process of attaining citizenship. Immigration Equality can be enacted in one of three ways: same-sex marriage, domestic partnerships/civil unions, or through immigration policy.
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Gabriel FilerThis blog started as a place to dump my thoughts as I tried to wade through the complexity of this world. It also serves as a platform to put my ideas out into the ethers. Archives
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