governments – France, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark – as well several foundations to raise and allocate more than $7 million dollars for projects in over 50 countries.” [Uzra Zeya Remarks on Protecting and Promoting LGBT Rights in Europe, state.gov, 10/24/13] Sec. Climton led U.S. efforts with other countries to pass the “first ever” UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. According to Sec. Clinton’s statement on the UN Human Rights Council resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity, “Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love. The United States worked with the main sponsor, South Africa, and a number of other countries from many regions of the world to help pass this resolution, including Brazil, Colombia, members of the European Union, and others.” [Statement on the United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, state.gov, 6/17/11] The State Department led efforts to reinsert language on sexual orientation into UN resolution on executions.According to the Department of State’s Accomplishments Promoting the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People fact sheet, “In December 2010, the State Department led efforts at the UN General Assembly to reinsert language on sexual orientation into a resolution on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary executions, after the language’s removal in committee. The amendment was approved by a 93-55 margin.” [The Department of State’s Accomplishments Promoting the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People, state.gov, 12/6/11] FORCEFULLY CONDEMNED LGBT VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION AND CRIMINALIZATION Under Sec. Clinton, the U.S. joined with Colombia and Slovenia in securing passage of a UN Human Rights Council statement on ending violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity. According to Sec. Clinton’s response on the UN Human Rights Council statement on ending violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity, “Today, 85 countries from every region of the world joined together in a historic moment to state clearly that human rights apply to everyone, no matter who they are or whom they love. The United States, along with Colombia and Slovenia, took a leading role on this statement along with over 30 cosponsors. Countries around the world participated including many that had never supported such efforts. And we hope that even more countries will step up, sign on to the statement and signal their support for universal human rights.” [UN Human Rights Council Statement on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, state.gov, 3/22/11] Sec. Clinton fought Ugandan efforts to criminalize homosexuality. In a speech on the human rights agenda, Secretary Clinton said, “[T]he example that I used of a piece of legislation in Uganda which would not only criminalize homosexuality but attach the death penalty to it. We have expressed our concerns directly, indirectly, and we will continue to do so. The bill has not gone through the Ugandan legislature, but it has a lot of public support by various groups, including religious leaders in Uganda. And we view it as a very serious potential violation of human rights.” [Remarks on the Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century, state.gov, 12/14/09] Sec. Clinton: In many places in the world “violence against gays and lesbians – certainly discrimination and prejudice – are not just occurring, but condoned and protected.” According to Sec. Clinton’s remarks at a European town hall, “Human rights is and will always be one of the pillars of our foreign policy, and in particular the persecution and discrimination against gays and lesbians is something that we take very seriously. It is terribly unfortunate…that right now in unfortunately many places in the world, violence