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Biden Administration Appoints Record Number of LGBTQI+ Officials

The United States currently has its most diverse administration ever, including the most LGBTQI+ official...
Jun 14, 2021VIEW
Social Issues

Passport for Heaven: Reflections on the LGBTQI+ Community in Okinawa 

Being LGBTQI+ was different in 1995 than it is today. Back then there was more fear and anxiety around th...
Jun 10, 2021VIEW
Social Issues

U.S. Supports the Human Rights of Transgender People around the World

U.S. foreign policy protects the human rights of all people, including the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals,...
Jun 4, 2021VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

LGBTQIA+ Students on Campus—Finding Allies & Lifelong Friends

“Hey, Dad,” one of my most outgoing students says when she sees me. Her name is Sophia*, and she’s very p...
May 12, 2021VIEW
Social Issues

U.S. Stands with the Global LGBTQI+ Community

The United States works with groups in over 100 countries to affirm a consistent global message that LGBT...
Apr 23, 2021VIEW
Social Issues

With Liberty and Justice for All: The Advancement of LGBTI Rights in the U.S.

The movement to safeguard the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people i...
Jun 29, 2020VIEW
Editors' PicksBusinessSocial Issues

These Notable LGBTI Americans Are Economic Drivers

As the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that gay and transgender employees are protected by federal an...
Jun 29, 2020VIEW
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The Pride of the LGBTI Community

Americans and millions of people elsewhere around the world celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
Jun 18, 2019VIEW
Editors' PicksEducation & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsSocial Issues

Harold J. Ashby, Jr. – A Brave Pioneer in Creating Same-Sex Households in Japan and Around the World

Harold James Ashby, Jr. grew up in Newark, New Jersey. When he was 16, he was selected to represent New J...
Jun 10, 2019VIEW
PoliticsSocial Issues

Joining Hands across the Pacific to Build an LGBT-Friendly Society

When people tease an unmarried man by asking if he’s secretly gay or point out that it’s hard to tell if ...
Dec 2, 2016VIEW
Editors' PicksEducation & Study AbroadSocial Issues

Advice on Studying Abroad: Makeup Artist Kodo Nishimura

As a cutting-edge makeup artist who is active both in the United States and Japan, Kodo Nishimura has wor...
Apr 22, 2016VIEW
Social Issues

Marriage Equality Pioneer Speaks on the Future of LGBT Rights

Evan Wolfson founded the Freedom to Marry campaign in 2003 to lead efforts to make same-sex marriage lega...
Apr 14, 2016VIEW
Social Issues

The ‘I’ in LGBTI stands for intersex. Here’s what it means.

You’re probably used to hearing the term “LGBT,” but “LGBTI” might be new to you. Nearly one in every ...
Jun 19, 2015VIEW
Social Issues

Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., They Put LGBT Rights on the National Agenda

The original English version of this article is here on ShareAmerica.gov....
Apr 16, 2015VIEW
Social Issues

LGBT Rights -- Let's Create a Society Where Everyone Is Accepted

U.S. Embassy interns Azusa Mogi and Konomi Ishida participated in an LGBT reception at the U.S. Ambassado...
Aug 4, 2014VIEW
Social Issues

George Takei – A Man of the 23rd Century

Pioneering Japanese-American Hollywood actor George Takei visited Japan in June and spoke at various venu...
Jul 9, 2014VIEW
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LGBT Pride Month – Building a Society that Accepts Difference

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a renowned Japanese celebrity and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She is well known aro...
Jul 2, 2013VIEW

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