All posts tagged "Antony Blinken"
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President Biden Recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month
The White House and several other government leaders have recognized June as Pride Month at a time when the LGBTQ community is under attack.
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Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony
Russian judge finds WNBA All-Star guilty on trumped-up drug charges in what some see as a politically-motivated trial.
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U.S. Offers to Release Convicted Arms Dealer in Exchange for Brittney Griner
The Biden administration has offered to exchange convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and...
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Brittney Griner: “I’m terrified I might be here forever.”
WNBA star Brittney Griner, facing trial in Russia on drug charges, wrote President Biden a letter begging him to bring her home.
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Lesbian WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia
WNBA Brittney Griner, an out lesbian, has been held in Russia on drug charges for allegedly having hashish oil in her luggage.
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U.S. State Department announces it will issue gender-neutral passports
The State Department will issue a third gender option for U.S. passports, and will no longer require proof of surgery to change a gender marker.
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State Department flies Pride flag for the first time in ‘historic moment’
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the U.S. "is committed to fighting for LGBTQI+ rights at home and abroad"
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Newt Gingrich calls Pride flags on US embassies “deliberately anti-American”
"Thrice-married confessed adulterer" Newt Gingrich wasn't happy about the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era ban on Pride flags
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Biden administration reverses Trump’s ban on embassies flying Pride flags
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reversed a Trump-era ban on embassies flying LGBTQ Pride flags
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Biden’s Secretary of State nominee vows to allow embassies to fly Pride flags again
Antony Blinken also vowed to name an LGBTQI envoy, saying the U.S. should be "standing up for and defending the rights of LGBTQI people"
