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GLIFAA

GLIFAA ( originally the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies) is the officially recognized organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) personnel and their families in the United States Department of State, USAID, Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, and other foreign affairs agencies and entities within the U.S. Government. GLIFAA was founded in 1992 by employees who faced official harassment and loss of job security due to their sexual orientation. The organization has grown to include hundreds of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and contract personnel in Washington, D.C. and the United States as well as U.S. embassies and missions around the world. Members also include retirees and straight allies in government agencies, while other supporters are affiliate members. GLIFAA is known for successfully pressing for the issuance of a non-discrimination policy by Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1994 and eliminating barriers for obtaining security clearances with regard to entry and employment in the U.S. Foreign Service and Civil Service. Additionally, the organization worked to improve the situation for domestic partners of LGBTQ U.S. Foreign Service personnel serving overseas. GLIFAA has met with Secretaries of State Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton.

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GLIFAA ( originally the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies) is the officially recognized organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) personnel and their families in the United States Department of State, USAID, Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, and other foreign affairs agencies and entities within the U.S. Government. GLIFAA was founded in 1992 by employees who faced official harassment and loss of job security due to their sexual orientation. The organization has grown to include hundreds of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and contract personnel in Washington, D.C. and the United States as well as U.S. embassies and missions around the world. Members also include retirees and straight allies in government agencies, while other supporters are affiliate members. GLIFAA is known for successfully pressing for the issuance of a non-discrimination policy by Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1994 and eliminating barriers for obtaining security clearances with regard to entry and employment in the U.S. Foreign Service and Civil Service. Additionally, the organization worked to improve the situation for domestic partners of LGBTQ U.S. Foreign Service personnel serving overseas. GLIFAA has met with Secretaries of State Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351125069

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