Sunday, February 28, 2016

8 Ways Bernie Sanders Has Stood Up For LGBT Equality

From: NewNowNext
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He endorsed a Pride parade before most people knew what one was.

The future senator from Vermont supported a Pride parade in Burlington back in 1983, way before most politicians even spoke about LGBT rights.

“In the city of Burlington and in the state of Vermont, people have the right to exercise their lifestyles,” he stated. “It’s an American right, anyone’s right to have a march… This is a civil liberties question.”

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