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On the recordJune 19, 2018
I recently introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act, which would permanently establish a Special Envoy at the State Department to focus on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses a proposed act to protect LGBTI human rights.

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