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Hart-Andersen: Loving thy neighbor means banning gay conversion therapy on kids

Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen, a Minneapolis-based pastor, writes that banning conversion therapy for minors is the right thing for the Minnesota legislature to do. “Some of these young people are being forced by desperate parents to undergo a widely discredited practice known as ‘conversion’ or ‘reparative’ therapy,” writes Hart-Anderson. “Though these practices have been shown …

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Jun 13 2019June 16, 2019

Beto O’Rourke on LGBTQ Rights

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Beto has made a variety of comments on LGBTQ Rights, including producing a comprehensive plan on the issue. To unveil the plan on June 12, 2019, he tweeted: “We must ensure all Americans are treated equally no matter who they are or who they love. That’s why we just unveiled a plan to protect LGBTQ+ …

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Jun 13 2019June 27, 2019

John Delaney on Reproductive Rights and the Hyde Amendment

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On March 10, 2019 Delaney made a statement on reproductive rights at a CNN Town Hall in Austin, Texas. “I’m pro-choice, and I completely support a woman’s decision to make her own reproductive decisions about her own body. I don’t struggle with that as a matter of public policy.” In addition, on June 13, 2019, …

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Jun 13 2019July 15, 2019

Julian Castro on LGBTQ Rights

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On June 12, 2019, Castro tweeted: “The Puerto Rican House of Representatives has passed a bill under the guise of religious freedom that would allow for discrimination against LGBTQ residents. We must defeat this bill—and work to end discrimination, rather than give it shelter.”

Jun 13 2019June 27, 2019

Austin school district’s sex ed lessons ready for public preview

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Parents soon will get their first glimpses at drafts of the Austin school district’s revised sex education lessons, which for the first time will introduce topics such as sexual orientation, gender identity and sexually transmitted diseases in elementary school. For months, the district has been revamping its Human Sexuality and Responsibility curriculum, with plans to …

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Jun 13 2019June 16, 2019

John Hickenlooper on the Hyde Amendment

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On June 12, 2019, Hickenlooper made a statement on the Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, tweeting, “Let’s take Colorado’s long-acting reversible contraception program (access for all women) national. Let’s repeal the Hyde Amendment. Let’s protect Roe vs. Wade with all that we have. #WomensRightsAreHumanRights“

Jun 12 2019July 15, 2019

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on School Vouchers

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In a speech June 11, 2019 at Indiana University, Buttigieg addressed the issue of providing vouchers for private schools saying: “Unfortunately, [private school] voucher programs tend to come at the expense of quality public education. They take dollars out of our public schools at the time when we know the schools don’t have enough resources …

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Jun 12 2019June 27, 2019

Lawmakers Push for More Security at Houses of Worship

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Local, state and federal lawmakers are pushing for funding to protect houses of worship following a series of deadly shootings, signaling that the days of the church with its doors propped open at all hours may be over. Sarah Levin, director of governmental affairs for the Secular Coalition for America, said grants for security at …

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Jun 8 2019June 16, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders on Reproductive Rights and the Hyde Amendment

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In a June 6, 2019 tweet, Sanders addressed reproductive rights and the Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, stating: “If we believe that a woman has the constitutional right to control her own body, that right must apply to ALL women, including low-income women. That is why I …

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Jun 6 2019July 15, 2019

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Reproductive Rights

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On June 5, 2019 while revealing a new plan for “Congressional action to protect choice,” Warren tweeted: “Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for over 46 years—but that isn’t stopping extreme lawmakers who are closer than ever to outlawing safe, legal abortion.” The plan can be found here.

Jun 5 2019July 26, 2019

Hart-Andersen: Loving thy neighbor means banning gay conversion therapy on kids

Beto O’Rourke on LGBTQ Rights

John Delaney on Reproductive Rights and the Hyde Amendment

Julian Castro on LGBTQ Rights

Austin school district’s sex ed lessons ready for public preview

John Hickenlooper on the Hyde Amendment

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on School Vouchers

Lawmakers Push for More Security at Houses of Worship

Senator Bernie Sanders on Reproductive Rights and the Hyde Amendment

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Reproductive Rights

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