"So I think we were trying to make the maps more gay, said Rogers, referring to efforts she said were made by the Biden administration. Mast, looking astounded, responded, Literally? How do you make a map more gay? Or gay at all? I don't know, admitted Rogers."
"We do have real things to work on in Congress, like what's going on with the imminent threat of Iran. And it's embarrassing that we have to talk about the fact that things like this were funded, said Mast, referencing grants from the United States for a DEI flash mob in Kyrgyzstan, a diversity roadshow in India, diversity and inclusion programs in Luxembourg, Spain, New Zealand, Canada, and Malaysia."
"We would absolutely love to know the individuals specifically who were busy writing these grants, because they have no business receiving another paycheck from the people of the United States of America, concluded Mast."
During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on public diplomacy, Rep. Brian Mast questioned State Department Undersecretary Sarah Rogers about Biden administration initiatives to make maps more inclusive. Rogers acknowledged efforts to make maps of Czechia and Slovakia more gay, using queer as a verb in a critical theory context. Mast expressed skepticism and frustration, citing various DEI-related grants funded by the State Department, including diversity programs in Kyrgyzstan, India, Luxembourg, Spain, New Zealand, Canada, and Malaysia, as well as programs for trans and intersex leaders. Mast argued these initiatives distract from serious national security concerns like Iran and called for accountability regarding grant recipients.
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