Congresswoman Dina Titus today introduced the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act of 2025 to protect LGBTQI rights by codifying into law protections and safeguards for the rights of LGBTQI people around the world.

“No person should suffer from discrimination because of who they are or whom they love,” Congresswoman Titus (NV-01) said. “Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. is failing to protect the rights of LGBTQI people at home and abroad. This bill will help restore our role in promoting LGBTQI rights around the world and punishing regimes that persecute people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

The GLOBE Act of 2025 would codify in law the Special Envoy position, require the State Department to document cases of human rights abuses and discrimination against LGBTQI people around the world, and institute sanctions against foreign individuals who are responsible for egregious abuses and murders of LGBTQI populations. Additionally, the bill ensures fair access to asylum and refugee programs for LGBTQI individuals who face persecution because of their sexual orientation. 

“Through his executive orders and anti-DEI initiatives, President Trump has attacked fundamental human rights and the dignity of the LGBTQI community,” Congresswoman Titus said. “The GLOBE Act counters this by outlining a vision for U.S. leadership in the protection of LGBTQI rights globally.”

The GLOBE Act of 2025 has been endorsed by the following organizations: Council for Global Equality, Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, American Jewish World Service, Outright International, PAI, Amnesty International USA, Silver State Equality, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Women’s Refugee Commission, Ipas, Foreign Policy for America, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Rabbinical Assembly, and Human Rights First

Robert Bank, President and CEO, American Jewish World Service, said, “As a global human rights organization rooted in Jewish values, American Jewish World Service believes that every person is created b’tzelem Elohim — in the Divine image — and equally deserving of dignity, respect and protection. Appallingly, more than 60 countries have codified anti-LGBTQI+ hate into law. The GLOBE Act however can be a powerful tool for combatting this bigotry. We applaud Congresswoman Titus for her leadership on this issue. Now, we urge Congress to pass the GLOBE Act and make preventing and responding to global LGBTQI+ discrimination and violence a foreign policy priority.”

Keifer Buckingham, Managing Director of the Council for Global Equality, said, “At a moment when the illegal dismantling of USAID, illegal withholding of Congressionally appropriated foreign assistance, and the politically motivated restructuring of the State Department disproportionately threaten LGBTQI+ communities globally, the reintroduction of the GLOBE Act is both timely and critical,” said Council for Global Equality Managing Director Keifer Buckingham. “Genuine leadership on human rights demands accountability for those responsible for grave violations against LGBTQI+ persons, wherever these abuses occur."