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NEW: Exclusive: Trump admin. launches global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality in dozens of nations where it's still illegal to be gay, US officials tell @NBCNews, a bid aimed in part at denouncing Iran over its human rights record. nbcnews.to/2SMo11C
US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, the highest-profile openly gay person in the Trump administration, is leading the effort, which kicks off Tuesday evening in Berlin. nbcnews.to/2tsceXd
Although the decriminalization strategy is still being hashed out, officials say it’s likely to include working with global organizations like the United Nations and the European Union, as well as other countries whose laws already allow for gay rights. nbcnews.to/2tsceXd
