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Stop at Rainbow Crosswalks Honors John Lewis's LGBTQ+ Rights Legacy
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gave an impassioned speech in 1996 against the Defense of Marriage Act, the anti-marriage equality bill that passed with support from both Democrats and Republicans. “You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love,” he said, making him one of the few politicians to endorse marriage equality at the time.
A statement on his congressional website reads, “I fought too long and too hard to end discrimination based on race and color, to not stand up against discrimination against our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, ‘injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ As your representative in Congress, I work daily to combat injustice and fight for equality.
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Everyone’s super pissed at Dave Chappelle again, for a whole new reason
Roughly four months after he sparked outrage over a number of queer-themed jokes in his Netflix special The Closer, comedian Dave Chappelle is once again on the receiving end of intense, online criticism. His comedy has nothing to do with it this time.On Tuesday, the town council of Yellow Springs, Ohio — where Chappelle resides — voted down its own plan to construct affordable housing on a 53-acre lot.
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