I can't win.

Tonite I took another sleeping pill, but instead of half like the doctor told me to, I took a whole one. AND I'M STILL AWAKE. I think it's safe to say my insomnia kicked temazepam's butt! In all seriousness, I'm getting sick of not being able to sleep properly.

Anyway, have a read of this:

"From social exclusion, to “corrective rape” of lesbians, to transphobic murders around the world, LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual transgender) people are disproportionate victims of discrimination, violence and criminalization. It’s not right, but it’s also far from inevitable. We have a chance to change this story—if we act together in the next 24 hours.

On Friday, the United Nations will vote on an historic resolution to protect LGBT rights, sending a message at the highest level to countries that refuse to protect our ability to live and love freely. If it passes, it will commit the U.N. to present concrete steps to stop violence, torture, stigmatisation and abuse against people because of their sexuality or gender identity.

The vote will come down to the wire and many nations are undecided. It’s critical that the foreign office in your country hears from you right now. Will you call your ministry of foreign affairs and ask them to Vote YES on Friday?

It’s really easy to make a call and only takes 2 minutes. You can find the number and a quick script, here:

www.allout.org/call_UN

This resolution won't end violence against LGBT people overnight, but it will send a forceful and long overdue message. The recognition of the right of all people to live and love freely by an organization as influential and powerful as the United Nations will create a shared global responsibility to eliminate state sanctioned violence and discrimination in every corner of the world.

There are many people who deny that violence against LGBT people is even a problem. This resolution will prove that this is a problem that cannot be ignored, and will compel the High Commissioner for Human Rights to run a comprehensive study exposing abuses against LGBT people around the world that are too often hidden from view. This landmark study will pave the way for the U.N to push for concrete steps that protect LGBT people.

We have less than 24 hours to make sure that countries vote YES to this historic resolution. Will you take a minute to make a call to your foreign office?"

I think it's awesome what this group is doing. You can find more information about them and their campaign by clicking on www.allout.org.
I sent an email because as the vote is tomorrow, it's a bit late to ring the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade! Ring them or email them too, it will be awesome to see the violence against LGBT stop!

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