Wed Dec 15, 2021 – 9:28 pm EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – President Joe Biden hosted a global Summit for Democracy that equated anti-corruption efforts and fortifying democracies around the world with the promotion of greater LGBT influence.
The two-day virtual summit brought together leaders from more than 100 countries to, ostensibly, “set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action.”
One of the greatest threats to democracy identified by some participants – and backed up by the U.S. Department of State – is insufficient gay and transgender acceptance and clout.
The Summit focused, in part, on “promoting the human rights of LGBTQI+ people as a cornerstone of our commitment to democracy.”
A panel discussion described as a side event was composed of LGBT government officials and activists, including homosexual U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and was moderated by Jessica Stern, the U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+.
Buttigieg warned that democracies don’t automatically create equality and that the “places where democracy seems to be in retreat are those where LGBTQI+ equality seems to be the most fragile.”
“Recognizing and protecting the human rights and dignity of LGBTQI+
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