USAID says global LGBT community victimized by poverty

Acting USAID Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt (Photo courtesy of Patricia Adams/USAID)

Acting USAID Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt said Tuesday that the LGBT community is among the groups most affected by poverty worldwide. Lenhardt highlighted a new toolkit that will be used to enhance LGBT rights movements in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. In 2013, USAID launched a global initiative with the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute and other groups seeking to promote LGBT rights around the world.