Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives
Saipan, CNMI — A couple of LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over US President Donald Trump's executive order rolling back protections for transgende

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![The new member of the Council of Deputies Hon. Le Laulu Tiatia Mapesone Maposua (second from left) and his wife and proud relatives. Le Laulu is one of three new members of the Council of Deputies announced in the Samoa Parliament last month. The other two new members are Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi and Malietoa Moli II. Their election completes the maximum number of people who can hold office under the Constitution of Samoa. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] new member of the Council of Deputies Hon. Le Laulu Tiatia Mapesone](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_0796.jpg?itok=6eM2ijam)
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