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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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The United States Cannot Afford to Scale Back its Efforts to Advance LGBTI Rights Around the World
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In recent years, the protection and advancement of the human rights of LGBTI people has become a hallmark of US foreign policy. In 2011, former President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum that, among other things, directed government departments and agencies working overseas to “combat discrimination, homophobia, and intolerance on the basis of LGBTI status […]
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The Need for American Leadership in the World
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David N. Cicilline
For eight years, the United States led the world in the fight to advance LGBTI equality and ensure that all people could live free from the fear of discrimination, bigotry, and violence. More than any president before him, former President Barack Obama set the standard to inspire many around the world to follow. On Obama’s […]
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