17th May 2012
IDAHO in Ukraine
On the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) I’m delighted to meet in Kyiv old friend Clare Dimyon, a British human rights activist whom I last met in June 2009.
At that time, Clare was visiting Ukraine to coincide with the Second National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) conference in Kyiv. This time, she is attending the 4th annual Mykolayiv Rainbow Spring gathering of LGBT people.
The UK believes that LGBT people are entitled to enjoy the full range of human rights, without fear of discrimination or criminalisation; and plays an active role in promoting the rights of LGBT people internationally. So I’m pleased to be able to meet Clare again; to pass on a message of support for the Mykolayiv Rainbow Spring gathering; and to send warm greetings to all concerned. Good luck for a great event.
Dear all,
The present philosophy to honour the LGBTI community and fight for their rights equal to the other citizens as the equal gender with equal rights and respect in the society of the Europe and the rest of the world is not based on the justice. Unless their source of income is not changed, which guarantees safety, security and acknowledgement of their rights equal to the other citizens.
Say,a sex worker into a teacher,mechanics or a nurse or even a good tailor.This transformation is necessary and very much easy if the human rights practitioners are committed and clear to the definition of the human rights values. Otherwise,sex workers or the LGBTI community will remain the same vulnerable and disregarded in all respects, equal to the non LGBTI. For example,I did not imagine to send my daughter to the sex industry. If it were the good, I should have preferred rather to make my daughter a teacher or a nurse.
Therefore , we all the human rights practitioners should condemn such thoughts and proposal causing wasting of time and money and a bloody joke with the human being.