Nevertheless we, the LGBTQ+ people on these island gems, live with the hope that a globally admired state who sat on the UN’s Human Rights Council from 2018 to 2019, will open their hearts and arms not just symbolically but legislatively to include us all as equals in our society, regardless of its conservative belief.
“But this love story does not always have a happy ending, especially for those Bahamians who fly another flag – despite the attractive beauty of rainbow colours, it stirs up much hatred and mistrust, especially for those of us who identify as transgender or non-binary. It is that ‘The-ness’ that draws the whole world to our shores they love it so much that they come back repeatedly, and some make it their home away from home. We were so proud of our liberation and insistent on the unique beauty of our people and land that we declared our nation to be ‘The’ Bahamas because there is no other like it. She said in a statement: “On Ja flag was raised for the first time signalling the birth of an independent Bahamas. Local LGBTQI advocate Alexus D’Marco said yesterday that Pride events will be hosted from October 4-11 to coincide with Heroes Day celebrations in The Bahamas under the theme, “We are people just like you.” The Pride flag was flown outside the US Embassy’s building in Downtown Nassau and the Chief of Mission’s Residence on Sanford Drive. This is a worldwide effort by the Biden administration every US mission has been invited to fly the Pride flag or light up their embassies with rainbow colours this month in support of the LGBTQI+ community.” In flying the Pride flag during the month of June, we hope to highlight the contributions of LGBTQI+ persons around the world and open a space for honest conversations about the unique challenges they face. “The United States is committed to pursuing equity for all. “Our support for the LGBTQI+ community rests on a simple and fundamental belief: that all human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or who they love. “The US government and the US Embassy reaffirm the human rights and fundamental freedoms of LGBTQI+ persons,” the embassy said in a statement. The US Embassy said the Pride flag will fly for the entire month of June to honour “the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons in The Bahamas and around the world.” Ed Markey of Massachusetts said that “the Trump administration rolled back much of the United States’ previous efforts to support and promote LGBTI rights around the world.Tribune Senior gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) advocates are cheering the United States and its embassy in Nassau for hoisting the Pride flag as many around the world celebrate Pride Month. Though Trump’s administration challenged 69 countries to decriminalize homosexuality and same-sex relationships, Democrat Sen. Former Vice President Mike Pence agreed with the decision, stating that “on the flagpole of our American embassies that one flag should fly and that’s the American flag.”Ī special envoy to protect human rights of LGBTQI people was created by the Obama administration but left vacant during Trump’s time in office.
During the Trump administration, the State Department told embassies not to fly the flag. Part of this pledge includes flying the pride flag at US embassies. “As human rights claims have proliferated, some claims have come into tension with one another, provoking questions about which rights are entitled to gain respect,” Pompeo said. The Commission was created by previous Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in July 2019 to bring the Department back to its original mission. Blinken also said he would “repudiate the findings of the report of the Commission on Unalienable Rights and reaffirm the United States’ acceptance and adherence to the human rights laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”