to transgender youth to banning same-sex marriage. joining he now is kyra johnson, director of the lgbtq task force. this is a very important conversation. i m so glad you re joining us this morning. thank you for your time. the argument that i keep hearing from lawmakers and politicians and those who support these kinds of measures is they say this is about protecting children. at least when it comes to this drag bill that was passed in tennessee. what to you say to that? i say give me a break. there s so many ways that young people, kids need to be protected. if yo really care about protecting kids, let s protect
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governor program director of the our street into the institute, it is our story dot. or will you can see is. work appreciate your, time to come back. again thanks for having me. r issues impacting the yester- past the respect for marriage act. here to talk about that, aaron johnson. she serves as the rocket of executor of the national lgbtq tax force. and personally respect for marriage act, what exactly does this legislation do? basically what the status is makes sure that those who have gotten married are that right is respected at the federal level and at the state level. so it is government recognition and acknowledgment of marriages. between all people including same-sex folks. how does it do that? it basically creates an opportunity for interstate recognition. it creates an opportunity for, if the supreme court overturns, for ame over fell or winds, or it puts a precon in place. that says, regardless of what happens these marriages are protected. another co
the fbi, local law enforcement agencies articulate a plan, to not only prevent, but these violent hate crimes that are occurring. we are calling on everybody to take a role in fighting back against the hateful attacks were seeing from politicians at the state level. and also do everything that we can to address this epidemic of gun violence. if there s any hope here, it s that we can do this together, people are not standing for this level of extremism. we saw that a few tuesdays ago in the 2022 midterms. we are seeing a shift right now. our opportunity is to turn the energy that people, have the anger that they, have the fear that they have, into meaningful action and policy change. kyra, how many to create a more inclusive society so that there is more forceful pushback when right wingers make these hateful statements? we have got to be engaging people at the state level, and at the federal level. and just getting people to
we have people no longer running away, and are running towards it. i think that we have made significant progress, there s no question about it. thank you for coming to the last word. thanks, john. the murder of five people at a gay club in colorado springs did not happen in a vacuum. nbc news reports that a lgbtq rhetoric. the report by the attack at our community is shattered. this is the only lgbtq i a+ space that we have in the city of colorado springs. where are we going to go? how can we do anything knowing that something like this can happen? joining us now, kelly robinson, the new president of human rights campaigns. also with us, kyra johnson, executive director of the national lgb kelly, i just want to gi this is devastating. safety in the united states is an illusion. in the last, week we have seen three mass shootings take place. we are not seeing them in grocery stores, we re not seeing them on field trips, we re not safe in nightclubs and other places that we go