A State Department official faced questioning from Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) during a congressional hearing regarding language used in government grant descriptions.

The exchange centered on grants that included terminology about making maps "more gay," with Mast pressing the official for clarification on what this phrase meant in the context of the funding programs.

The State Department official acknowledged during the hearing that she could not explain what it meant to "make maps more gay" when asked directly by the congressman.

The questioning appeared to be part of broader congressional oversight of State Department grant programs and their descriptions. The hearing reflects ongoing tensions between Republican lawmakers and the Biden administration over various policy initiatives and their implementation.

No additional details were immediately available about the specific grants in question or their intended purposes beyond the language that prompted the congressional inquiry.