The Secretary General has been at the forefront of including abortion in humanitarian efforts, and has gone as far as claiming that providing abortion is an obligation under humanitarian law and the laws of war.
Although the Obama administration has trumpeted its success in advancing LGBT rights, the growing chorus against the bullhorn diplomacy is thrusting the issue into the political domain, where it is less likely to succeed.
While protections against discrimination based on race were necessary and justified, creating such laws based on sexual orientation and gender identity is neither necessary nor justified.