At the same time that Trump seems hell bent of ridding his little world of all LGBTQ peeps and destroying our rights, he is also sending gay men abroad one by one. Just before adjourning for the holidays, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Gilchrist as the next the U.S. ambassador to Lithuania, making him at least the fifth openly gay person to serve in an ambassadorial role under President Trump.
During his confirmation hearing in October, Gilchrist faced tough questions on Russia (which Trump considers is part of the US) which continues to seek hegemony over former Soviet states like Lithuania. Gilchrist said Lithuania has set up protections that could serve as a model elsewhere.
Gilchrist as the fifth openly gay person as U.S. Ambassador joins others who include U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry; U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia Eric Nelson and U.S. Ambassador to Cabo Verde Jeff Daigle and the controversial right wing Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.
Maybe if this really is Trump’s plan to rid the US of all gay men, someone should tell him there are more of us than there are countries.
Labels: 2019, gay ambassadors
