Last summer, President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Jessica Stern to be the US Special Envoy for International LGBTQI+ Rights at the State Department. Special Envoy Stern took the role in September. In her first extended interview since taking the position, Special Envoy Stern tells The World’s Bianca Hillier who she connects with around the world to advance LGBTQ rights, and which issues she’s focusing on now.
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