for the first time this year, throughout June in New York. The news comes as pride celebrations are set to take place in Washington over the weekend, with WorldPride taking place in the U.S. said that more than 80 Pride flags were on display in Frankfort in honor of. human rights policy, which emphasizes "our nation's founding principles of natural law and natural rights," is designed to de-emphasize efforts to protect LGBTQ people and woman.
And human rights groups have expressed concern that a new Commission on Unalienable Rights announced by the State Department this month to guide U.S. Want to be a part of the Capital Pride KY team Want to learn more about sponsorship or vendor opportunities Meetup with the folks who plan Pride and learn how you can join in the important work done for the local LGBTQ+ community.
His administration has also rolled back Obama administration rules designed to prevent health care discrimination against transgender people. this week, Trump defended that policy by saying that transgender people "take massive amounts of drugs," apparently referring to hormones. We have taken the American fighting spirit and instilled it in everything we do. No approvals have been granted.Įarlier this month, a Trump administration rule took effect barring transgender people who have undergone a gender transition or been diagnosed with gender dysphoria from enlisting in the U.S. diplomats said, embassies were told they can display the pride flag in other places, including inside embassies, but that requests to fly it on the flagpole must be specifically approved.
Under State Department policy, embassies that want to fly the flag on their flagpoles are expected to obtain permission from Washington.ĭuring the Obama administration, the government granted blanket permission to embassies overseas to fly the pride flag during June. embassies have come from the office of the State Department's undersecretary for management, Brian Bulatao, a longtime associate of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who also worked for him at the CIA. Trump's administration has announced a campaign to decriminalize homosexuality overseas and this month issued a tweet and formal statement to "celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made." University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS), Class of 1970, Cover has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Although the pride flag can and is being flown elsewhere on embassy grounds, including inside embassies and on exterior walls, the decision not to allow it on the official flagpole stands in contrast to President Donald Trump's claim to be a leader in supporting LGBTQ rights overseas.