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Events
Mon, June 21, 2021 • 1:00 pm ET
A conversation with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart discussed the role of the US State Department in advancing LGBTQI equality at home and around the world.
Mon, June 28, 2021 • 4:30 pm ET
Meet the Council: Pride Month edition
Mon, April 19, 2021 • 12:00 pm ET
Resisting repression: How culture inspires the democratic movement in Belarus
Fri, November 20, 2020 • 9:00 am ET
LGBTI foreign policy recommendations for the next US administration
Wed, September 30, 2020 • 10:00 am ET
A conversation with Mayor Pete Buttigieg
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Mayor Pete Buttigieg discussed the future of US leadership, reigniting support for American engagement and diversity in foreign policy.
Tue, June 30, 2020 • 12:00 pm ET
Out in global leadership: Fighting coronavirus and injustice
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić of Serbia, and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland discussed the COVID-19 crisis, the state of the transatlantic relationship, their outlook on LGBTI equality, and the injustices seen around the world.
Mon, June 29, 2020 • 4:00 pm ET
US engagement on global LGBTI issues
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Jun 28, 2023
USAID’s Samantha Power: LGBTQI+ crackdowns are ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for declining freedoms
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Atlantic Council
Power gave a preview of USAID’s forthcoming policy that emphasizes proactive outreach to LGBTQI+ communities around the world.
UkraineAlert
Jun 24, 2021
Ukraine offers hope in an increasingly homophobic neighborhood
By
Adrian Hoefer, Shelby Magid
While Ukrainian attitudes towards the LGBTQI community are still far behind the levels of acceptance encountered elsewhere in the West, Ukraine’s modest progress offers hope in a region where intolerance is on the rise.
New Atlanticist
Jun 21, 2021
Tony Blinken on the Putin summit and why the ‘democratic recession’ matters for LGBTQI rights
By
Daniel Malloy
The US secretary of state spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event in honor of Pride Month, setting out the department’s priorities on LGBTI issues.
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