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RandySF

(59,438 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 02:47 AM Jan 2021

Joe Biden's new secretary of state Antony Blinken will allow US embassies to fly Pride flags again

Antony Blinken, who will lead the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of State, made the comments at his confirmation hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday (19 January), according to CNN.

He outlined changes he would make to ensure that the US government was “standing up for and defending” the LGBT+ community once Biden is in office.

The position of LGBT+ envoy, which was created to oversee US government efforts to support LGBT+ human rights, was left vacant during Trump’s presidency.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/uk.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/joe-biden-secretary-state-antony-175832167.html



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Joe Biden's new secretary of state Antony Blinken will allow US embassies to fly Pride flags again (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2021 OP
Considering that Trump's ambassador to Germany was openly gay, confirmed by the Republican Senate DFW Jan 2021 #1
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DFW

(54,448 posts)
1. Considering that Trump's ambassador to Germany was openly gay, confirmed by the Republican Senate
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 05:34 AM
Jan 2021

I'd love to hear the Republican argument against this one

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