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Apr 08, 2007
Quickie Link: LGBT Advocates Needn't Cozy Up to State Dept -- By Doug Ireland
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By vanrozenheim
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A nasty controversy has arisen on various blogs, listservs, and in some gay and straight publications over the decision by the New York-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) not to issue any statement on the portions of the U.S. State Department's annual report on human rights that deal with LGBT issues and HIV/AIDS-related incidents. The report was issued at the beginning of March. This latest cat-fight in the international gay community was initiated by controversial blogger Michael Petrelis, a gay and AIDS activist in San Francisco, who sharply criticized both IGLHRC and Human Rights Watch (HRW) for not issuing a press release on the State Department's findings.
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