During his first term in the White House, Trump claimed that decriminalizing homosexuality worldwide was a major goal. At the time, LGBTQ advocates called the initiative a “sham” campaign that didn’t actually do anything. But it gave Team Trump ammunition to claim that the administration wasn’t anti-LGBTQ. But now, in his second term, the United States has withdrawn from the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, a group of more than 40 countries actively supporting the rights of LGBTQ and intersex people globally. According to the Washington Blade, the U.S. officially withdrew from the group on February 14 with no official statement.
US withdraws from UN LGBTI Core Group https://t.co/j0lSwT8KAc
— Washington Blade (@WashBlade) March 4, 2025
From the group’s website:
“The overarching goal of the UN LGBTI Core Group in New York is to work within the United Nations framework on ensuring universal respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, specifically lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons, with a particular focus on protection from violence and discrimination.”
Formed in 2008, the current United Nations LGBTI Core Group consists of: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, the Netherlands, Peru, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Timor Leste, the U.K., and Uruguay.
Trump used to say that promoting the decriminalization of homosexuality worldwide was a key goal. #LGBTQhttps://t.co/2ChLQv9zTJ
— LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation) March 4, 2025
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