Several American embassies and diplomats are defying the policy and the spirit of the Trump administration’s reported prohibition against flying rainbow colors from embassies in honor of June’s LGBTQ Pride Month. Some embassies are simply ignoring the State Department position, while others are using more creative techniques to boldly display their support for the LGBTQ community. The New Delhi mission now instead decorated with rainbow-colored lights, reported The Washington Post, which noted that flags are still allowed inside embassies. U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem have tweeted photos of themselves at the local March for Pride and Tolerance. The Jerusalem Post reported that the embassy “sent a delegation to the parade to show support.” Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry posed with staff members holding a huge “Pride ’19” message.

Source: Huffington Post June 09, 2019 03:45 UTC