Accessing U.S. Embassies: A Guide for LGBTQI+ Human Rights Defenders
Updated May 2023
The guide highlights the various diplomatic tools that U.S. embassies use to advance a range of human rights and development objectives, from diplomatic “démarches,” to support for LGBTQI+ refugees to the drafting of the annual human rights report that is required of every U.S. embassy. It also looks at various opportunities that exist for U.S. embassies to support, both technically and financially, LGBTQI+ advocates in host countries.