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☷Release of the First Annual Interagency Report on the Implementation of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World United States Department of State
U.S. Department of State ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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Today we released the first - ever public report on the U . S . government’s implementation of the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Transgender , Queer , and Intersex Persons ( LGBTQI+ ) Around the World . The report details our efforts to protect and promote the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons globally over the past year . It is my hope that this historic report inspires other governments around the world to undertake similar actions to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons and to report publicly on those efforts . Promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons is a foreign policy priority for this Administration . It remains vitally important that we address the violence and discrimination faced by LGBTQI+ persons while acknowledging the effects of the intersections of race and ethnicity , gender , disability , religion , and national origin , to name a few . As the report demonstrates , the U . S . government advances these priorities by supporting efforts to end the criminalization of LGBTQI+ status and conduct , seeking to protect vulnerable LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers , providing foreign assistance to protect the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons and advancing non - discrimination protections , responding to human rights abuses of LGBTQI+ persons abroad , building coalitions of like - minded nations , and engaging international organizations in the fight against LGBTQI+ discrimination . Our collective efforts drive toward the goal of ending violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation , gender identity or expression , and sex characteristics . Equality and equity build stronger societies for all . I recognize the deeply meaningful and noble work that LGBTQI+ human rights defenders and civil society organizations undertake as they seek to advance respect for human rights for all . They are our partners and allies , as are the like - minded governments and multilateral institutions with which we work closely to catalyze progress . The report is available to the public at https://www . state . gov/lgbtqi - human - rights/ .
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