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    Gay Rights, Religion and Public Bathrooms

    Last week, North Carolina legalized discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. Today, the Governor of Georgia vetoed a similar bill after the NFL threatened not to stage Super Bowls there and Hollywood studios said they’d pull out. The struggle's not limited to North Carolina and Georgia.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 28, 2016 • 32m Listen

    Last week, North Carolina legalized discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. Today, the Governor of Georgia vetoed a similar bill after the NFL threatened not to stage Super Bowls there and Hollywood studios said they’d pull out. The struggle's not limited to North Carolina and Georgia. Discrimination against LGBT people is legal in 19 American states. It’s often framed as “religious liberty” versus extension of civil rights—and it even comes down to who can use which public bathroom.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      KCRW

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      Josh McKoon

      Georgia State Senate

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      Human Rights Campaign

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    2 of 3
    Gay Rights, Religion and Public Bathrooms
    1. 1:49Why the Lahore Bombings are a Major Threat to Pakistan
    2. 8:48Gay Rights, Religion and Public BathroomsYou’re reading this
    3. 41:56A Small Coal Town in Colorado Reconsiders Marijuana
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