Former State Department spokesperson is gay
Iran-backed rebel group controls large swaths of country
State Department has not said whether LGBTQ rights specifically raised
Country's president on Dec. 30 called for public stoning of gay people
Steven Kabuye attacked outside home on Wednesday
Xander participated in State Department's Welcome Corps program
Anti-Homosexuality Act signed on May 29
Blade speaks with senior State Department advisor Kimberly Zieselman
Country's president in May signed Anti-Homosexuality Act
Group met with policy makers, health officials, NGOs
