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Biden Ends Trump Ban, Allows US Embassies To Fly Rainbow Pride Flags
The United States has reversed another Donald Trump era ban, just in time for IDAHOBIT in May and Pride month celebrations in June. The Joe Biden administration has authorised US embassies across the world to fly the rainbow Pride flag on the embassy or consulate flag poles along with the American flag. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a confidential cable to diplomatic posts around the world authorised diplomats to fly the Rainbow Pride flag, Foreign Policy reported last week. The cable says that the chiefs of the mission can choose to fly the Pride flag or any other symbol that is “appropriate in light of local conditions” that shows support for LGBTQI+ rights. “Posts should support efforts to repeal (criminalization) legislation,
