State Department Funds Queering The Map Project
Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 6, 2026, that the U.S. State Department funded a crowdsourced LGBTQ project called "Queering the Map." Documents and testimony show one grant allocated $72,000 for a Slovakia-focused version, and Rogers said the effort aimed to "make the maps more gay." She apologized to Czechia and Slovakia and said funds will be redirected to American public diplomacy priorities.
Key Points
- 1State Department funded Queering the Map, a crowdsourced site for anonymous LGBTQ location stories
- 2Funding included a $72,000 grant for a Slovakia-focused version, prompting congressional scrutiny
- 3Urges public diplomacy grant reforms and greater oversight for cultural and digital outreach programs
Scoring Rationale
Official testimony provides credibility and relevance, but partisan framing and limited technical impact reduce overall significance.
Sources
Public references used for this report.
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