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14 12, 2021

State Department Launch Fund to Promote LGBTQ Rights Worldwide

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:34:13-07:00December 14th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Equal Rights Coalition, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Rights (GLIDE) Fund, State Department Launch GLIDE Fund, US State Department|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-14-21) — The U.S. State Department announced on Frida the launch of its Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment (GLIDE) Fund. This new fund will “provide up to $5 million … to facilitate the participation and leadership of LGBTQI+ community members in democratic institutions.” according to the press released issued on Friday. [...]

25 04, 2021

Newt Gingrich: Biden ‘Attacking People of Traditional Values’ flying Rainbow Flag Over Embassies

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:37:03-07:00April 25th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Justice Jeanine Show, LGBT Politics 2021, Newt Gingrich Attacks Biden, politics 2021, PRIDE 2021, PRIDE Rainbow Flag Embassies, Traditional Values Embassies Rainbow Flag, US State Department|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-25-21) — Former GOP Speaker of the House and well known homophobic politician Newt Gingrich, took to the airwaves on Saturday to slam President Biden for allowing U.S. Embassies to Fly the Rainbow Flag during PRIDE Season. During his appearance on the Justice Jeanine Show on FOX News Saturday night, Gingrich said [...]

24 04, 2021

Biden says U.S. Embassies Can Fly Rainbow Flag for PRIDE, Reversing Trump-Era Ban

By JRL Charts|2025-09-17T12:05:24-07:00April 24th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Antony Blinken, Biden Allows PRIDE Flags Embassies, Biden Pride Month, Joe Biden, LGBT Politics 2021, politics 2021, President Biden PRIDE Flag Embassies, pride flag ban, PRIDE flag Flys US Embassies, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, US State Department|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-24-21) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Friday that U.S. embassies can once again fly the rainbow flag during PRIDE Month, reversing former president Trump's anti-LGBTQ policy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision via diplomatic cable. "Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has given blanket authority to U.S. diplomatic [...]

15 06, 2020

Trump Orders Removal of BLM & PRIDE Month Banners from Embassy

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:37:36-07:00June 15th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Black Lives Matter, lgbt politics, LGBT politics South Korea, Mike pompeo, Trump Remove Pride Banner Seoul Embassy, US embassy remove BLM PRIDE flags, US State Department|

SEOUL, KR — (06-15-20) — President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues to show their disdain for Black Americans and LGBTQ Americans by ordering the removal of a Black Lives Matter and PRIDE Month Banner from the front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. Word has it that once president Donald Trump [...]

12 06, 2019

U.S. Embassies Defy Trump Prohibition on Rainbow Pride Flags

By JRL Charts|2025-10-02T19:44:51-07:00June 12th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Jerusalem pride and tolerance, lgbt politics, Nepal, new delhi, paul goldberg, PRIDE flag, PRIDE month, secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Trump administration LGBT Pride prohibition, U.S. Ambassador Randy Berry, U.S. Embassies defy Trump prohibition, U.S. Embassies support LGBT Pride Month, US State Department|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (06-12-19) — Several U.S. Embassies and diplomats, decided to defy president Donald Trump's policy against flying the Rainbow PRIDE flag. One diplomatic envoy called it a 'Category 1 insurrection' event. Its a wonderful thing seeing several American embassies and our diplomats, defying the anti-LGBTQ policy set forth by the Trump administration since [...]

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