Disconnect Between Trump’s Sovereignty Message and State Department Promotion of LGBT
U.S. President Donald Trump’s message to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday started where he left off last year, insisting on sovereignty as the bedrock of U.S. foreign policy and the only legitimate foundation for international cooperation.
But just hours after Trump promised to honor countries’ traditions and cultures, the U.S. backed an event promoting international LGBT rights in the conference room immediately under the General Assembly Hall.
The event was sponsored by the “LGBT Core Group,” which the Obama administration joined in its first term. The U.S. is still a member of the group composed of 24 states, two LGBT groups that are critics of President Trump, and the UN human rights office....
