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Secretary of State Kerry: promoting gay rights abroad ‘at the very heart’ of U.S. policy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , June 10, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Secretary of State John Kerry wishes homosexuals around the world a “Happy Pride Month .”  That was the message conveyed in a recorded message released Friday to employees of the U.S. State Department , in which he outlined the bureaucracy’s  robust approach  to  promoting   homosexual advocacy  throughout the world. “I wanted to take a moment to join people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride month,” Kerry said in the message. “This month is about the assertion of equality and dignity. It is about the affirmation of fundamental freedoms and human rights. It is about people taking pride in who they are, no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity. Protecting universal human rights is at the very heart of our diplomacy, and we remain committed to advancing human rights for all, including LGBT individuals. We are committed to advancing these rights not just in the month of June

Estonian same-sex partnership stalled after family campaigners presented 38,000 signatures

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The founder of Estonia’s pro-family movement said in an interview with a Polish Catholic television program that the country’s draft law on same-sex marriage will not go forward after his group presented the government with nearly 40,000 signatures defending traditional marriage. Law professor Varro Vooglaid told Polonia Christiana that presentation of the petition from the Estonian Foundation for Defense of Tradition and Family will not allow the homosexualist ideologues to frame the issue in terms of “human rights”. Last month , the group presented a petition of 38,000 signatures to Estonia’s parliament to oppose all plans that may be put forward to re-define marriage to include same-sex partnerings. This, Vooglaid said, has shown the homosexualist lobby that there is going to be serious and organised opposition to their plans. The petition form was delivered to 580,000 households, in a country with a total population of 1.2 million.  Vooglaid called the petition, the lar