The State Department paid Washington State University to train “master trainers” in India to teach 2,000 people to become “LGBTQI+ allies,” according to a report from The Daily Caller.
The university received $15,000 from the government in July 2023 to hold a workshop designed to train individuals to become “allies” of LGBTQI-identifying individuals.
According to a government spending database, the grant will also promote a “better understanding of diversity and inclusion.”
The objective of the grant, along with similar programs, was to “support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives, advance national interests, and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people and government of the United States and citizens of the rest of the world.”
The grant was awarded on July 1, 2023, and runs through June 30, 2024.
American Faith previously reported that the State Department provided funding for an India-based Queer Muslim group.
According to a description of the grant, “The Queer Muslim Project will provide a platform to a group of young LGBTQIA writers from underrepresented communities in South Asia to showcase their work at a leading Mumbai literature festival alongside writers from the Iowa Writing Program.”
The State Department is also funding a dancing program to “uplift transgender and gender diverse” people in Peru.
“Ballroom Saves Lives: Resiliency and Wellness in Peru Ballroom” is a winner of the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF), a competition that focuses on “strengthening democratic institutions and fighting disinformation,” “protecting the environment,” “human rights, refugees, and migrants,” “building community through arts, sports, language, and technology,” and “fostering alumni network development.”
