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Thu Sep 1, 2022, 02:26 AM Sep 2022

UN expert is 'deeply alarmed' by US state actions to erode LGBTQ+ rights [View all]

Equality is still “not within reach” for LGBTQ+ Americans despite more than five decades of progress, a United Nations expert said Tuesday.

Often, equality is “not even in sight,” Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the organization’s independent expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, said Tuesday following a 10-day tour of Washington, Birmingham, Alabama, Miami and San Diego.

Madrigal-Borloz, a Costa Rican lawyer and human rights advocate, said he met with more than 70 federal, state and local representatives and more than 100 people with “lived experience” in the LGBTQ+ community.

Overwhelmingly, he said, LGBTQ+ people – particularly LGBTQ+ people of color – reported facing significant inequality in health care, education, employment and housing. LGBTQ+ individuals also reported being disproportionately impacted by violence.

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Ally here yankee87 Sep 2022 #1
I'm deeply alarmed myself, UN... IngridsLittleAngel Sep 2022 #2
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