Condoleezza challenged over discrimination against gay staff
Pink News Feb 27 08The only out lesbian in the US Congress has challenged the country's Secretary of State about unequal treatment of lesbian and gay staff in her department. In December a former US ambassador left his post at the State Department after criticising Condoleezza Rice's treatment of gay people.Michael E Guest retired after more than 26 years as a form of protest against regulations that he considered as unfair to same-sex partners of foreign service officers. Full story...
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