In February, Biden issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people worldwide.
Blinken's cable gives them carte blanche to fly the pride flag. President Joe Biden has vowed to fight for LGBTQ rights Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sent a cable to diplomatic outposts around the world giving them blanket permission to fly the flagĮmbassies are required to get permission from the State Department when flying anything besides the American flag on their main flagpoles.
