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A coalition of LGBTQ global human rights organizations recently delivered 10,500 signatures to the White House calling for the adoption of its 10-point action plan to evacuate and support LGBTQ Afghan refugees from the war-torn country.
President Joe Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan last month, but lost in the ensuing debate has been the fate of LGBTQ Afghans now living under the homophobic Taliban regime.
Six global LGBTQ organizations are calling upon President Joe Biden to protect, evacuate, and resettle vulnerable groups, including LGBTQ Afghans, left behind in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
1 Jul 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that LGBT equality is a “key economic asset” of the United Kingdom at a Downing Street garden reception to celebrate Pride Month. Speaking at the Downing Street Pride reception on Tuesday, Boris Johnson said: “Whomever you love, however you identify, whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans – I want this government to have your back.” Mr Johnson said that he was proud to live in one of the most “open and tolerant” countries in the world and said that LGBT equality was a “key economic asset” of the UK. Explaining how h...
President Biden will appoint Jessica Stern, the head of OutRight Action International, as an LGBTQI rights envoy within the State Department.