‘Queer-Feminist Discourse’ In Albania And Korean Gay Pride: LGBT Activism Is Going Global On The Taxpayer Dime

As President Joe Biden enters his final months in the White House, his State Department has disbursed a glut of grants aimed at advancing LGBT rights in countries ranging from Fiji to Albania.

In recent months, the State Department has approved funding for LGBT programs in an array of different countries, costing the public thousands in the process, government spending records show. Recent initiatives backed by public dollars include pride parades, efforts to inject academic queer theory into foreign societies and gay film festivals.

Spokespeople for the State Department have previously told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation that promoting LGBT inclusion in foreign countries is a “foreign policy priority” of the United States under the Biden-Harris administration and that the flood of publicly-funded programs aimed at globalizing LGBT activism “advance efforts to fully protect the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons as well as promote the acceptance of communities that disproportionately face discrimination, violence and stigmatization.”

Part of this effort includes a State Department program that began on Sunday to “foster a united and equal queer-feminist discourse in Albanian society,” federal spending records show. Albanians must “recognize the underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ voices” in order to “bridge the queer and feminist ,” according to the State Department.

The State Department also put aside $15,000 in June to pay for the 2024 PRIDE Games in Fiji, according to grant records.

The athletic event, described as an “inclusive space for LGBTQ+ athletes to compete,” included rugby, netball and volleyball,