Global LGBTQ+ Rights Could Be Elevated Through Biden's Trade Policy

International Trade Associate Zachary Simmons authored an opinion piece, “Global LGBTQ+ Rights Could Be Elevated Through Biden’s Trade Policy,” for The Advocate. The article, published on February 24, 2021, advocates for the inclusion of global LGBT rights objectives in US trade policy on various policy and political grounds. As the Biden Administration places particular emphasis on human rights considerations in crafting its policies toward the rest of the world, the article promotes the idea that Congress and the Administration should use US negotiating leverage in the context of free trade agreements to improve the conditions facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in US trading partners.