US government funds $3.3 million grant pushing woke initiatives in Caribbean countries — including teaching psychologists 'gender affirmation' care, providing journalists with LGBT-inclusive language guide

The United States Agency for International Development has contributed more than $3.3 million since 2017 to a United Nations program promoting woke initiatives in Caribbean countries, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The United Nations Development Programme project, "Being LGBTI in the Caribbean," financially supports several initiatives pushing gender ideology in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Barbados, according to the Washington Blade. Reportedly, the program aims to advance LGBT+ and intersex rights in the Caribbean.

The UNPD's website described the initiative as "a regional programme that aims to enhance knowledge, partnerships, and capacities of LGBTI communities, civil society and States to reduce human rights violations and negative attitudes towards LGBTI people in the Caribbean."

The program reportedly funded a "gender affirmation" care workshop in 2022 for psychologists in the Dominican Republic, according to a "Being LGBTI in the Caribbean" blog post translated by the DCNF. According to the article, "gender affirming" treatment is necessary to curb the high rates of depression among the LBGT+ community in the Caribbean.

The "Affirmative Training Course" taught psychologists to affirm LGBT-identifying individuals and provided resources for "affirmative treatment."

Additionally, the grant funded an LGBT-inclusive language guide for Jamaican journalists that instructed them to avoid using potentially offensive terms or "play into harmful stereotypes."

The 22-page media manual, titled "Reporting on the Jamaican LGBT Community: A Guide for Jamaican and International Journalists," was created by J-Flag, a Jamaican LGBT+ human rights organization.

The manual urged journalists to "resist the temptation to uncritically repeat dominant narratives," "diversify representation," and "create safe space for LGBT journalists in the media."

The resource outlined a "glossary of terms," defining words and phrases including "gender identity," "trans," "cisgender," "coming out," and "deadnaming."

It also listed terms that could be considered offensive. Journalists were asked to replace the word "homosexual" with "gay" or "lesbian" and swap out "sex change" for "transition."

Deputy U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen told the Washington Blade that USAID has "invested" in international programs that "support the full richness of the LGBTQI+ community in Latin America and the Caribbean."

The U.S. government has also funded programs in other countries that push similar gender idealogy initiatives, including a $10 million gender studies program in Pakistan and a nearly billion-dollar gender equity program in Afghanistan.

The USAID did not respond to a request for comment, the DCNF reported.

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