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Media Reports
Issues facing LGBT employees at foreign affairs agencies have generated a significant amount of press. A selection of recent media repots are included below.
- A number of blogs reacted when the State Department issued guidelines for accreditation of same-sex partners of foreign diplomats in the United States and guidance for posts to seek accreditation of same-sex partners of American FSOs in January 2010. Read about them here:
Americablog
Pam's House Blend
Queerty
Life after Jerusalem
Gay Politics
- The Europen Human Rights Advocacy Centre Bulletin's Winter 2009 issue has an article on the role of gays and lesbians in the campaign for freedom of assembly in Russia. (pdf)
- USAID's Frontlines Newsletter recognizes GLIFAA for winning the Out and Equal Workplace Equality Award. (November 2009)
- GovExec Reports that new domestic partnership benefits are affordable. (October 2009)
- USAID's Frontlines Newsletter reports new domestic partner benefits. (September 2009)
- USAID's Frontlines Newsletter profiled GLIFAA in Februrary 2009.
- Severing Diplomatic Ties, a candid interview in The Advocate with Ambassador Michael Guest on his reasons for quitting the Foreign Service.
- At State, A Friendlier Workplace, a 2007 profile of the Department of State's relationship with GLIFAA in the Washington Post.
- State Magazine published a letter to the editor from Don Giovanna. Download (pdf)
Foreign Service Journal
The Foreign Service Journal has recently published several
articles relating to the status of Members of Houshold in the Foreign
Service. FSJ supports broader efforts in the U.S. and around the
world to bring about greater respect for the rights of sexual
minorities.
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