GLOBE Act of 2021

The Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act of 2021 seeks to integrate the protection of LGBTQI rights into United States foreign policy and immigration law. The bill would establish a permanent Special Envoy within the State Department to monitor global human rights and would require the President to impose visa sanctions on foreign individuals found responsible for persecuting people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

For those seeking residency in the U.S., the bill would formally recognize persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity as a valid basis for asylum and would allow same-sex "permanent partnerships" to be treated as marriages for immigration purposes. Additionally, it would grant automatic U.S. citizenship to children born abroad via assisted reproductive technology to a U.S. citizen parent, regardless of a biological connection.