In a Blinken of an eye, the US Embassies to fly Pride flags again

April 23, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, POLICIES Comments Off on In a Blinken of an eye, the US Embassies to fly Pride flags again
A U.S. Marine raises the U.S. flag and Pride flag to half-mast, following a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub, at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on June 13, 2016. (Photo: YURI CORTEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a blanket authorization for U.S. diplomatic outposts around the world to fly the Pride flag on the same flagpole as the U.S. flag at their embassy or consulate showcasing support for LGBTQ rights…