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13.02.2020 - 20:11 / thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
Republicans on an Iowa House panel Monday advanced an anti-LGBTQ bill that is so extreme it would require teachers to notify parents if they plan on even mentioning Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, because he is gay. The bill, sponsored by 13 Republican lawmakers, would force educators to allow parents to opt-out of any instruction that relates to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Opponents note that heterosexuality is also a sexual orientation and the legislation would
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Tennessee State Capitol Senate Chamber – Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, via Wikimedia.
Pete Buttigieg – Photo: Gage Skidmore
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has awarded 51 U.S. Senators and 100 members of the House of Representatives the anti-LGBTQ hate group’s True Blue award, and lawmakers – all Republicans – were only too proud to tweet out photos of themselves receiving their awards.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – Photos: Facebook.
Three years after AEG owner Philip Anschutz was widely criticized for donating to organizations with anti-LGBTQ agendas, the global concert promoter whose $10 billion entertainment portfolio includes festivals like Coachella, Firefly and Electric Forest is still supporting organizations that have a history of discriminating against queer and transgender people, according to a recent tax return obtained by Billboard.
Iowa State Sen. Dennis Guth – Photo: Facebook.
Pete Buttigieg made history as the first openly LGBTQ person to win the Iowa caucus in a slim lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders—however, Sanders’ campaign has also claimed a victory, revealing the confusing nature of the caucus format.
With 96 percent of the results from Monday’s caucus in Iowa in, Pete Buttigieg is neck and neck with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the top spot.
Pete Buttigieg, the most successful openly gay candidate in U.S. history, is clinging to a lead in the bungled counting process in the first electoral test in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Pete Buttigieg – Photo: PBS.
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The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing former Midwestern Mayor Pete Buttigieg and progressive Vermont Sen.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders held a lead in the Iowa caucus results, with about 62% of precincts reported late on Tuesday afternoon.
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Pete Buttigieg – Photo: LGBTQ Victory Fund.
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