More than 60 House Democrats are calling on Sec. Blinken to lift the State Dept.'s blanket ban on US diplomats lobbying for gay marriage in an official capacity.
in June from Scott Busby, the acting principal deputy assistant secretary in the State Department's Bureau on Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, revealed that the department's official policy is to not"advocate for or against same-sex marriage overseas."addressed to Blinken on Wednesday, the group of lawmakers said the policy was"outdated" and should be"rescinded as a matter of urgency.
The effort, which has the support of 61 Democrats, is being led by members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island,The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, andIn 71 other nations, however, same-sex relations are criminalized, according to, a global advocacy group for LGBTQ rights.
Mark Bromley, chair of the Council for Global Equality, a Washington-based advocacy group that promotes LGBTQ rights abroad, agreed, saying that U.S. diplomats should be advising international lawmakers on passing same-sex marriage in countries where it is a"real possibility," including Japan, Chile and the Czech Republic.
However, he added that the State Department's policy"came from a good place," arguing that in countries where homosexuality is still criminalized, talks of gay marriage may disincentivize lawmakers from legalizing same-sex relations.
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