Hillary Clinton : Defense of Gay & Lesbian rights is a priority of our foreign policy

In a speech in United Nation European offices in Geneva on Wednesday December 6 th , the United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton named Gay and lesbian rights as a priority of Obama administration . Hillary said : ""The Obama Administration defends the human rights of LGBT people as part of our comprehensive human rights policy and as a priority of our foreign policy.  In our embassies, our diplomats are raising concerns about specific cases and laws, and working with a range of partners to strengthen human rights protections for all.  In Washington, we have created a task force at the State Department to support and coordinate this work.  And in the coming months, we will provide every embassy with a toolkit to help improve their efforts.  And we have created a program that offers emergency support to defenders of human rights for LGBT people.