“Day by day, a death by a thousand cuts, our rights as LGBTQ Americans are being eroded with the removal of a guidance here, the rewriting of a policy there,' the employees said.Īccording to the report, the State Department declined to answer questions about the Pride Month advisory and rainbow flag ban.
The employees told the Post that the ban on flying the rainbow flag was just the tip of an iceberg of slights. The Washington Post on Saturday quoted gay employees of the State Department a saying that Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, has not attended the State Department’s annual Pride Day event for two years running as his predecessors usually did, although he was traveling in Europe this year. As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals.- Donald J.
