Posted on 04/23/2021 9:34:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will allow U.S. diplomatic outposts to fly the Pride flag alongside the U.S. flag, in a reversal from the State Department under his predecessor, Mike Pompeo.
Blinken, in a confidential cable obtained by Foreign Policy, gave the authorization to fly the Pride flag ahead of May 17, which is the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia, and before Pride month begins in June.
However, this authorization does include a caveat saying that the heads of a mission or embassy can choose whether or not to fly the flag based on if it’s "appropriate in light of local conditions."
One internal State Department cable warns that in certain countries, expressing support for legalizing or decriminalizing same-sex relationships could hurt U.S. diplomatic efforts.
"Posts should support efforts to repeal [criminalization] legislation, while ensuring that ‘do no harm’ remains our overarching principle so U.S. efforts do not inadvertently result in backlash or further marginalization of the LGBTQI+ community," according to the cable.
Pompeo prohibited embassies from flying the Pride flag on the same pole as the U.S. flag, saying that they would instead display symbols of Pride elsewhere. Then-Vice President Mike Pence said at the time that "when it comes to the American flagpole and American embassies and capitals around the world, one American flag flies."
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There has been a coup and their flag is the rainbow flag.
This isn’t pandering, this is their new totalitarian state.
for SHAME!
I would suggest the POW*MIA flag. Silly me.
Winken and Nod must be gay.
Sick!
It is wrong for the United States to put a symbol of sexual perversion on the same flagpole as the national flag. This flag stands for the performance of unnatural acts, it is that simple. It has no place next to a symbol of national honor.
Blinken should go!
Wish one of them would maybe explain what it is they are so proud about that they want to fly a flag. Their flag doesn’t represent any country, just a seriously disgusting act & state of mind to most people.
It is just a “surrender” flag in many colors.
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