Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern
Award. Also with u. S. Today is detective brian downy, the president of the Gay Officers Action League goal of new york which is addressing the needs and issues and concerns of the Lgbt Community. Also on hand with us today is lieutenant brett parson, district native. How many years on the force . Almost 26. 26 years. And he manages, you should know, the departments lesbian gay, bisexual transgender liaison unit here in d. C. And mr. Prescott, a journalist, novelist, screen writer as well and columnist for salon. So thank you all for taking part in this today. Im looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. Its kind of hard to believe. David, i would like to start with you, if we can. What was new york like . What was america like, for gay, lesbians, transgender citizens before the stonewall riots . What was it like for the Lgbt Community . Well, its really counterintuitive because theres a common tendency
Were looking back on 50 years, where we were 50 years ago at the stone wall riots and how far weve come. The change that is have been made and the changes still to come too. Before we get started i would like to introduce our panel. David cart ter author of stone wall the riots that sparked the revolution. The basis for american experience, the film stonewall uprises. How many years on the force . 26 years. Journalist, novelist, screen writer as well and a columnist for salon. So thank you all for taking part in this today. Im looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. Its kind of hard to believe. David i would like to start ith you if we can. What was new york like, what was america like for gay, lesbian, transgender citizens before the stonewall riots . Wlaffs it like for the Lgbt Community . Well, its really counter intuitive. Because theres a common tendency at least in this country to assume that th
Culture on campus. And also, the law against the law. Four decades after speaking out against his own nypd colleagues what his experience tells us about ferguson and other flash points between communities and police. You dont talk about your own kind. You know you dont expose your own kind. Or maybe theyll expose you. Frank serpico on Police Brutality and that thin blue line. And its a small world after all. Thats led to a rapidly spreading and frightening outbreak of measles. America tonights michael okwu. What a group of families in california did that helped spread the decease. Good evening im joie chen. Student suicides and abduction and murder and then just before the holidays, explosive allegations of a gang rape inside a popular fraternity house. Then the Rolling Stone expose that ignited the controversy came up against scrutiny itself. As uva tries to recover its reputation on and offs campus. America tonights Christof Putzel reports. Branded as a rape culture after a Rolling S
Accused of harboring a rape culture on campus. And also, the law against the law. Four decades after speaking out against his own nypd colleagues what his experience tells us about ferguson and other flash points between communities and police. You dont talk about your own kind. You know you dont expose your own kind. Or maybe theyll expose you. Frank serpico on Police Brutality and that thin blue line. And its a small world after all. Thats led to a rapidly spreading and frightening outbreak of measles. America tonights michael okwu. What a group of families in california did that helped spread the decease. Good evening, im joie chen. Student suicides and abduction and murder and then just before the holidays, explosive allegations of a gang rape inside a popular fraternity house. Then the Rolling Stone expose that ignited the controversy, came up against scrutiny itself. As uva tries to recover its reputation on and offs campus. America tonights Christof Putzel reports. Branded as a