Gay USA 11/24/2021
November 25, 2021
Republicans fight among themselves about LGBTQ issues; lots of LGBTQ nominees for Grammys. ∎ Florist who denied service to gay couple drops appeal to Supreme Court. ∎ Biden nominates another out lesbian to the federal appeals bench—and reverses more anti-LGBTQ Trump policies. ∎ The head of the Republican National Committee apologizes for doing outreach to LGBTQ voters. ∎ We mourn the loss of veteran gay and ACT UP activist Scott Robbe and America’s first out trans mayor, Stu Rasmussen. ∎ Chile’s legislature votes for marriage equality. ∎ The world’s top race car driver stands up for LGBTQ rights. ∎ World AIDS Day is December 1.
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1047
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Neighborhood
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Gay USA
Gay USA is a weekly news program recorded in the Manhattan Neighborhood Network Studios, that deals with gay, lesbian and LGBT issues and is hosted by longtime gay rights activists and journalists Andy Humm and Ann Northrop.
The hour-long program includes coverage of local, national and...
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