VIDEO: Hillary Clinton’s historic UN speech

December address now available on Xtra's channel

On Thursday, Dec 6, 2011, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a historic speech in Geneva, Switzerland, in recognition of International Human Rights Day. The speech focused on the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people around the world.

Below is a video clip of the entire speech, made available by the United Nations.

For more on the speech, click here.

Sure, it’s 30 minutes long, but it’s a pretty big deal.


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