Group Presses Goverment to Address Gay Rights

A former US Ambassador, who is openly gay, has been appointed as an adviser to a new coalition of gay and straight human rights groups.

The Council for Global Equality is requesting government support in defending the rights of LGBT people worldwide.

As it is stated on the council’s website;

“The Project demands that those who represent our country - in Congress, in the White House, in US embassies and in US corporations around the world - use the diplomatic, political and economic leverage available to them to oppose human rights abuses that are regularly directed against individuals because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.”

Ambassador Michael E Guest who is a retired ambassador to Romania, will take the lead after spending  over 26 years as a an activist, protesting against regulations that he considered as unfair to same-sex partners.

The openly gay 51-year-old, served as US Ambassador to Romania when President Bush took office, and was the first openly gay person to be confirmed by the Senate to an ambassadorial post.

He is now working as a paid consultant to the group, which is set to hold its first meeting in Washington DC on September 23rd.