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KEEP READINGCPD Event: Out Abroad: LGBT, Public Diplomacy and Global Rights
Dec 1, 2014
On November 20, 2014, CPD hosted a panel discussion titled, “Out Abroad: LGBT, Public Diplomacy and Global Rights,” which explored the range – and complexity – of the LGBT issue in the discourse and practice of diplomacy. Speakers offered diplomatic and scholarly perspectives as well as personal experiences. Highlighted topics included:
- The public life of U.S. gay diplomats in global posts
- Multilateral diplomacy and the LGBT movement in the United Nations
- Communicating LGBT issues and tolerance through media outlets
- LGBT as human rights in the global spotlight
The panelists were:
- Rev. Kelby Harrison, Director, USC LGBT Resource Center (moderator)
- Douglas Janoff, Sr. Canadian Diplomat, and Diplomat in Residence, University of Kentucky
- Patrick J. Linehan, CPD Public Diplomat in Residence, Former Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan
- Monica Trasandes, Director of Spanish-Language and Latino Media, GLAAD
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