encan dorsing discrimination, persecution, violence, will be prepared to act. >> from here, from the podium behind you, you regularly talk about instances where the lgbtqi-plus community is being harmed in some way around the world. why is it important to do that? >> i recognize that i'm not offering personal opinions. i'm speaking on behalf of the united states government. i'm speaking on behalf of the state department. i'm speaking on behalf of president biden. i'm speaking on behalf of this administration. i recognize there is important symbolism and meaning in having someone like me speaking on behalf of this government. i will tell you. when my name was announced for this role, i heard from friends and many people i didn't know around the world. and many of the people that