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Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.
“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.
Unless there is a waiver, this will stop lifesaving treatment for millions of people in developing countries.
Price's "judgment and expertise will be a tremendous asset," said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Rep. David Cicilline was one of only four out LGBTQ+ members of Congress when he started serving in 2011.
"I want you to know that we are working tirelessly with agencies and advocates to ensure that you are able to safely and securely travel to and from the U.S.,” Capital Pride executive director Ryan Bos said
The State Department, acting on a presidential executive order, has ended the use of a third-gender marker on passports and won't allow gender changes on them.
It also has forbidden sex changes on existing passports, in accordance with Donald Trump's "two genders" executive order.
In holding that citizens don't have a fundamental interest in bringing noncitizen spouses to the U.S., the court is on the path to undermining marriage rights in general, the justice said in an impassioned dissent.
Sanctions against the nation are possible, President Joe Biden said.
The administration has banned or discouraged the use of hundreds of terms, including "advocate," "LGBT," and "trans."
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.
It’s not clear what the role will involve.
While there has been progress in creating inclusive identity markers on the federal level, some states have tried to restrict ID choices.
Gifford, a gay man, was the highest-ranking out official at State as chief of protocol.
They warn that anti-LGBTQ+ laws elsewhere have the potential to threaten LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. too.
