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Health Authorities pledge to improve access to healthcare for LGBT people

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Reposted 17th, July, 2014 Washington, DC, 3 October 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Health authorities from throughout the Americas pledged to promote equitable access to health care for lesbians, homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBT), during the 52nd Directing Council meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which is being held this week in Washington, D.C. Ministers of health and other delegates from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean approved a resolution in which they committed to promote equal access to health care in their countries’ policies, plans and legislation. PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne expressed support for the resolution, saying everyone has the right to health care and adding that PAHO would work with its member countries to address these issues. The resolution, presented by the United States and supported by delegates from other PAHO member countries, calls for efforts to overcome stigm

Belize Action attack Rights at the CARICOM level, but screams Freedom under fire in Belize

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July 14th, 2014 On May22nd, Belize action and its crew protested, "Freedom under Fire." Presumably christian freedom. In a story written by Adele Ramos of the Amandala, called "Belize protestors call for fund to fight Professor Bain Case," dated May 30, 2014, Pastor Eugene Crawford, president of the Evangelical Association of Belize, called the termination of Bain “very, very unjust." Let's speak about unjust Pastor Crawford,  who takes their baby out into the night to a bigoted event, knowing that child belongs in bed. Its one thing to have a bigoted parent, but must the child physically suffer in the spirit of religious-base bigotry which has the stamp of approval of the Evangelical leadership. As opponents, the message has always been don't misuse children, but apparently, its alright in the spirit of bigotry like the mother in the right-side picture.  In addition when Belize Action, The Belize Association of Evangelical Churches and Uni