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USAID announces new LGBTQ+ policy office

  • USAID runs development and humanitarian aid programs abroad
  • The office is the first specifically dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community
  • The goal is to help ensure inclusive development programming
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(NewsNation) — The United States Agency for International Development announced the creation of the first LGBTQ+ policy office.

The office will help the agency and local partners promote LGBTQ+-inclusive development programs and help guide USAID’s response to emergencies affecting the LGBTQ+ community.

Created in 1961, USAID provides development assistance and humanitarian aid abroad in an effort to further America’s foreign policy goals.

In a press release, the agency said the office “advances USAID’s commitment to supporting protection, inclusion, and human rights for all so that LGBTQI+ individuals are able to live with dignity and free from all forms of violence, discrimination, stigma, and criminalization.”

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