selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love who you love, but the question has quickly become, for how long? after the supreme court overturned roe last week. justice clarence thomas writing in his concurring opinion that the visit and overrule passed landmark decision, including versus hutches, which has led to legalizing same sex marriage. this year alone red states have passed or introduced more than 320 anti-lgbtq bills across the country. florida, going as far as limiting the discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom. for the so-called, don t say gay bill. at this moment, the only the supreme court did with roe s congress and in just a minute we re going to talk with richie torres about what congress can do, not ju
entertainment industry and beyond. we have a powerhouse of folks here to help hash it all out with a new hour of american voices, live from pride begins now. we begin this hour honoring how far we have come in the 50 years since the stonewall riots here in this neighborhood. those riots opened the country s eyes to the demonization of gay people. it was at stonewall in 1969 that far goers refused to orders to leave their only safe haven in the city. the refusal led to them being beaten for a number of nights by police. spit upon by anti gay protesters. it was their bravery and belief and never sidelining their true selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago. making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love we love. but the question has quickly become for how long after the supreme court overtu
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friendly countries with steel and aluminum tariffs. but if america s allies are panicking as trump s hostility, there is one leader who at least for now appears remarkably calm. japan s shinzo abe. around the g-7, while justin trudeau and angela merkel shot back at trump, the japanese prime minister was aloof, criticizing protectionism generally. it s not that abe isn t nervous. if trump goes ahead with automobile tariffs, japan could be hit hard and abe has spoken out about these tariffs. but it appears that prime minister abe is playing out a shrewd strategy marked by a deep pragmatism. keep trump close and figure out a contingency plan in case of disaster. the first part has been going on for some time. abe was the first foreign leader to call on the president-elect at trump tower after the 2016 election. he presented trump with a gold plated golf club worth about $4,000.