US EditionWorldPride conference speaker unable to travel to D.C. after visa waiver program eligibility revoked
- Earlier this year, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, co-founder of UK Black Pride, was prevented from entering the U.S. Because her visa was canceled following her visits to Cuba.
- The visa revocation followed the U.S. Government's rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives along with transgender and reproductive rights protections.
- Opoku-Gyimah immediately applied for a nonimmigrant visa but was only given an earliest date of September and received a cold bureaucratic denial.
- This year's World Pride celebrates five decades since the first Pride festival in Washington and faces challenges stemming from a politically hostile environment, leading some LGBTQ+ visitors to forgo attending.
- The denial and political climate highlight ongoing safety concerns and anxieties for LGBTQ+ travelers, affecting participation and underscoring the event's significance amid global rights threats.
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PressNewsAgencyGlobal LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before she was to deliver opening remarks to World Pride’s human rights conference in Washington, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the co-founder of UK Black Pride, said she was denied entry to the United States after her visa was…
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather 'on Trump's doorstep' at World Pride despite travel anxiety
Days before she was to deliver opening remarks to World Pride’s human rights conference in Washington, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the co-founder of UK Black Pride, said she was denied entry to the United States after her visa was revoked due to her travels to Cuba earlier this year.Opoku-Gyimah, widely known as Lady Phyll, said she applied immediately for a nonimmigrant visa. The earliest date she was given: September.“I’ve called. I’ve written. I’ve p…
WorldPride speaker says she was denied entry to US after Cuba visit
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a British political and LGBTQ rights activist, said she was denied entry to the U.S. over a recent trip to Cuba. Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, had been scheduled to deliver opening remarks at WorldPride’s human rights conference, which runs June 4-6 in Washington. Speaking over a livestream Wednesday afternoon, Opoku-Gyimah said…
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, co-founder of UK Black Pride, said she could not travel to the U.S. after her eligibility in a visa-waiver program was revoked.
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