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Hard-line Christian jailed for 15 years after setting fire to gay rights flag flying at American church
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dailyrecord.co.ukA man has been jailed for more than 15 years for burning an LGBTQ flag that was being displayed at a church in the US. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, was sentenced to 15 years for hate crime as well as a year for the reckless use of fire, and 30 days for harassment.
The sentences are to be served consecutively, Story County court records show. Martinez admitted to police in June that he stole a pride banner hanging outside the Ames United Church of Christ and set it on fire using
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Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bills
CNN Newsroom host Jim Sciutto asked Buttigieg Wednesday.“Absolutely,” Buttigieg replied. “And the reason is that it tells youth who are different or whose families are different that there’s something wrong with them out of the gate, and I do think that contributes to the shocking levels of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth.” Florida House Bill 1557 and Senate Bill 1834, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bills, ban schools from encouraging "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students." Critics have said this type of erasure of queer and trans folks from classrooms could lead to a rise in youth suicide rates.
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