{"id":2382902,"date":"2024-12-23T06:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-spends-big-on-lgbt-migrants-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T06:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:10:57","slug":"biden-admin-spends-big-on-lgbt-migrants-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-spends-big-on-lgbt-migrants-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin spends big on LGBT migrants &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-spends-big-on-lgbt-migrants-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden \u2062management&#8217;s State Department has\u200d allocated significant federal \u200bfunds to \u200csupport LGBT \u2062migrants \u200band refugees \u2063globally, \u200dtotaling millions \u2064of dollars. A significant portion of \u2063this\u2064 funding, approximately $6 million, is directed towards enhancing access to rights for LGBTQI+\u2063 individuals in\u200b Colombia. An additional $2 million aims to create enduring solutions for LGBT migrants in Peru. These initiatives encompass psychological counseling, legal services, medical support, and integration efforts in host nations. Under Biden&#8217;s leadership, \u200dpromoting LGBT rights has \u200cbecome a \u200ckey focus of U.S. foreign \u200dpolicy, with \u200bthe State Department emphasizing that advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ people is crucial for\u200d national \u200bsecurity. The administration has also documented its global LGBT advocacy\u2064 efforts through annual reports. Moreover, Costa Rica has received\u200b particular \u200battention for \u2062its asylum policies for those persecuted due to \u200csexual orientation and gender identity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden administration doled out millions to give LGBT migrants legal services, job training, and mental health support<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1676055\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s State Department has sent millions of dollars in federal funds across the globe in an effort to aid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\">LGBT<\/a> migrants and refugees residing in foreign countries, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1CaMo9ZRaQ9ddoqTj6lIgsiuSfwcgtgj7QqBTvbiDG5E\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-delaware-beach-home-border-wall-costs-500k\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Delaware Beach Home Border Wall Costs 0k\">federal spending records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SPRMCO24CA0278_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">bulk<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SPRMCO23CA0346_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">payments<\/a>, roughly $6 million, went toward enhancing &ldquo;access to rights&rdquo; for &ldquo;LGBTQI+ refugees and migrants&rdquo; in Columbia. An additional $2 million went toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SPRMCO24CA0218_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fostering <\/a>&ldquo;sustainable solutions&rdquo; for LGBT migrants and refugees in Peru. Other federal programs for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gay refugees included psychological counseling<\/a>, legal services, medical support, and efforts to integrate them into their host nations.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department has made funding foreign LGBT activism a cornerstone of its diplomatic strategy under Biden, with spokespeople for the agency having <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/09\/04\/queer-feminist-discourse-in-albania-and-korean-gay-pride-lgbt-activism-is-going-global-on-the-taxpayer-dime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stated<\/a> that promoting LGBT inclusion abroad is a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-treasury-department-ignoring-national-security-responsibilities-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Treasury Department Ignoring National Security Responsibilities, Experts Say\">foreign policy priority<\/a>.&rdquo; Additionally, the department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/lgbtqi-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">publishes<\/a> annual reports documenting its work promoting pro-LGBT policies across the world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When U.S. Departments and Agencies work to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons around the world, they advance our national security,&rdquo; the department&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-LGBTQI-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 LGBTQI+ Annual Report<\/a> reads. &ldquo;As our nation&rsquo;s leaders have recognized, government&ndash;sponsored attacks on the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons are a &lsquo;canary in the coal mine&rsquo; signal of broader threats to civil society, economic prosperity, and even national stability. These threats, in turn, pose risks for the United States, ranging from terrorism and transnational crime to pandemics and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-state-house-passes-bill-limiting-democrat-governors-emergency-powers\/\" title=\"North Carolina State House Passes Bill Limiting Democrat Governor\u2019s Emergency Powers\">public health dangers<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among the pro-LGBT foreign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SIT70024GR0091_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">grants<\/a> paid out, purportedly to advance America&rsquo;s interests abroad, was just over $25,000 to &ldquo;assist LGBTQI+ migrants in Italy by offering legal, psychological, social, medical, and interdisciplinary support to overcome linguistic, cultural, and social barriers to integration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris greets National Park Service Superintendent Shirley MaKinney during a visit to the Stonewall Inn and National Monument Monday, June 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Costa Rica attracted special attention from the State Department due to it being &ldquo;the only Central American country that grants asylum due to persecution of a person&rsquo;s sexual orientation and gender identity.&rdquo; The department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_CR354_1143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spent<\/a> roughly $310,000 on a program to provide LGBT migrants residing in the country with &ldquo;training, certification, and psychosocial and legal assistance.&rdquo; Funding for that program also went toward an effort to make Panama more pro-LGBT. Other federally-funded programs performed in Costa Rica included &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SCS80022GR0020_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advancing computer skills for LBGTIQ+ refugees<\/a>&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SCS80024GR0011_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assisting<\/a> LGBT migrants with their initial entry and integration into the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans are far from agreeing on how to deal with race, sex, and &lsquo;gender&rsquo; in schools and workplaces,&rdquo; Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Simon Hankinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/BG3738.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> in 2022. &ldquo;Even when U.S. national consensus is there, restraint is always necessary in attempting to convince other nations that one&rsquo;s own values should be theirs. The U.S. must balance the likelihood of convincing potential allies with the likelihood of hostile reactions to perceived interference or &lsquo;cultural colonialism.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other grants paid out by the State Department to support LGBT migrants included enhancing the &ldquo;protection and inclusion&rdquo; of LGBT refugees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SPRMCO22CA0135_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kenya<\/a>, constructing housing and providing an egg farming investment capital for LGBT refugees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SMI60024GR0017_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Malawi<\/a>, funding &ldquo;comprehensive care for vulnerable LGBTIQI+ migrants&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SMX53022GR0072_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a>, paying for legal and psychological services on behalf of LGBT refugees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SGR10024GR0023_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greece<\/a>, and promoting the &ldquo;social integration and economic inclusion&rdquo; of gay migrants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SEC75023GR0016_1900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ecuador<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States is the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance globally, working to save lives, promote human dignity, help stabilize volatile situations, promote respect for human rights, and provide critical assistance to people in some of the world&rsquo;s most vulnerable situations,&rdquo; a State Department spokesperson told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The United States works with international and non-governmental organization partners to provide inclusive protection and support to particularly vulnerable populations in humanitarian contexts, including LGBTQI+ refugees and vulnerable migrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1676055\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1676055\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s administration allocated millions to support LGBT migrants globally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2382903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/state-tren-de-aragua-reward.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,32412,36382,47277,32076],"class_list":["post-2382902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-government-spending","tag-immigration-policy","tag-lgbt-migrants","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/state-tren-de-aragua-reward.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382902"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382906,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382902\/revisions\/2382906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}