Canada steps up for gay people at UN

I have a new piece up on the national page of Xtra.ca today, which is the latest development in the ongoing story of the votes at the UN on the resolution around summary, extrajudicial and arbitrary executions. This was largely a reaction piece from the Canadian perspective, and I was glad to be able to put Senator Nancy Ruth's statement in the Senate into wider circulation, but what didn't make it into the final version were Bob Rae's comments in reaction to the vote, so I'll include those below:

Great news. This is an important step in the growing movement around the world to provide for full equality and real security for the LGBTQ community. It's a campaign that will take time and persistence, but it will prevail.