State Dept. releases Hillary gay rights ad

Published December 21, 2011 5:00am ET



The State Department is out with a new video promoting Lesbian Gay Transgender and Bisexual rights featuring Hillary Clinton’s dynamic speech on the issue earlier this month.

The new video highlights the speech with clips of gay and lesbian couples, for a dramatic effect similar to a campaign advertisement.

“Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality.” Clinton proclaims.

The speech was widely praised in the LGTB community ahead of the 2012 presidential election.

“Some seem to believe it is a Western phenomenon, and, therefore, people outside the West have grounds to reject it.” Clinton says, “Well, in reality, gay people are born into, and belong to, every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths.”