The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with activists in Guatemala to help transgender-led groups carry out sex-change operations in the country.
Asociación Lambda, a Guatemala-based activist group, received a $2 million grant from USAID to engage in LGBT activism and help provide “gender-affirming care,” according to federal records. showSocial media posts show Lambda is actively referring people to medical resources, Impact Guatemala's elections meet We engage in advocacy activities in partnership with government officials.
“Gender-affirming medicine” is a term proponents of the practice use to refer to the use of irreversible hormone treatments, which can sometimes lead to infertility, and irreversible surgeries such as mastectomies, phalloplasties, and vaginoplasties. Using USAID funding, Asociacion Lambda is expected to, among other things, “strengthen transgender-led organizations that provide gender-affirming medicine, advocate for improved quality and access to services, and provide opportunities for economic empowerment,” according to grant records.
The USAID-funded gender reassignment program began in April and is set to run through 2027, according to grant records. (Related article: State Department funds play about God being bisexual and communists being good to promote LGBT rights overseas)
According to social media posts, the medical services association Lambda is also directing people to provide sexual and reproductive health, psychological counseling and contraception services to adults and minors. In Guatemala's 2023 elections, the organization is Start posting An infographic featuring a character called Mila who informs readers about LGBT issues.
The Association Lambda has also celebrated the following events: Transgender Visibility Day Promoted Pride Parade.
Hundreds of people march during the Pride Parade in Guatemala City on June 25, 2022. (Photo by Johan Ordoñez/AFP)
A State Department spokesperson previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that promoting LGBT rights overseas has become a “foreign policy priority” under the Biden-Harris administration, and President Joe Biden has directed the heads of each federal department and agency in 2021 to develop plans to “advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ people.”
“Across our nation and around the world, courageous lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) activists are fighting for equal protection under the law, freedom from violence, and the recognition of their fundamental human rights,” Biden said. Note “America must be at the forefront of this fight, standing up loud and strong for the values we hold most dear.”
Associación Lambda met with U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Tobin Bradley in March to discuss violence against LGBT people. According to For social media posts.
Some on the right have criticized the administration for trying to impose its LGBT cause on more traditional foreign nations, warning that it could sour relations with countries the US is trying to expand into.
“Americans are far from agreeing on how to treat race, sex and gender in schools and the workplace,” said Simon Hankinson, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Written “Even when there is national consensus within the United States, restraint will always be required in persuading other countries that our values should be their values. The United States must balance the possibility of persuading potential allies against the possibility of a hostile reaction to what it sees as interference or 'cultural colonialism.'” The 2022 report states.
USAID did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.
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