The UN Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Šimonović and the UN Human Rights office have #GotYourBack. They posted the following photo on Twitter on Friday, with both #GotYourBack and #ATuLado.
.@glaad OHCHR's NYC office and ASG Šimonović pledge to fight for LGBT rights everywhere #GotYourBack#FreeandEqualpic.twitter.com/1NS8FZCRZB
— UN Free & Equal (@free_equal) March 27, 2015
Ivan Šimonović, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (holding the blue sign at the center of the photo), has been a supporter of the LGBT movement since at least July 2010. Advocating for the LGBT rights to be human rights, Ivan Šimonović is setting a great example. Coming from Croatia, a country where voters backed proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum in 2013, Šimonović is standing up for minority rights so that no-one's happiness or choices are threatened.
Human Rights Commissioner Prince Zeid sported a purple tie, while Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wore a purple tie and purple socks for Spirit Day in October of 2014.
Join Ivan Šimonović and the UN. Take a stand for LGBT people by participating in GLAAD's #GotYourBack or, for Spanish speakers, #ATuLado campaigns. Take a photo, post it online, and challenge your family and friends to do the same