Frida Ghitis : As secretary of state , Clinton made equality for all a foreign policy value . She says treatment of LGBT citizens is a microcosm of a nation 's human rights approach . She says Clinton used her government to advance LGBT rights as global standard . Trump : That , however , is not how Clinton explained it 14 months ago , when she stood before the Human Rights Council in Geneva , in front of an audience filled with representatives from Arab and African countries , from places where homosexuality is a crime , even one punishable by death , and declared that gay rights and human rights `` are one and the same . '' Clinton gave a voice to human rights for all and contributed to expansion of freedom .
Frida Ghitis : As secretary of state , Clinton made equality for all a foreign policy value . She says treatment of LGBT citizens is a microcosm of a nation 's human rights approach . She says Clinton used her government to advance LGBT rights as global standard . Trump : Clinton gave a voice to human rights for all and contributed to expansion of freedom .