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Birth certificate that reflects their current gender identity. weve also banned conversion therapy. ive made very, very clear that all of our students need to be safe and secure in our schools across the states. its so important that we have leadership that reflects the diversity of the lgbt communities. but i think its so important for kids to see role models. you cant be what you cant see. i think its key to have governor-elect polis support in colorado. >> the federal government has made a nu...

Yes, people in this country do t pray, and to say that laws will solve this, no, the transformation of hearts will solve this. >> mike, listen, im not going to take morality lessons from a man who spent his entire life denying me the right to marry, denying me the right to serve in the military, denying me the right as a gay man to even exist, you would send me into conversion therapy. put that aside, tony the fact is, what we need and what the majority of americans support are gun laws -- law t...

Of carrying out what he wanted to do. yes, people in this country do pray, and to say that laws will solve this, no, the transformation of hearts will solve this. >> mike, listen, im not going to take morality lessons from a man who spent his entire life denying me the right to marry, denying me the right to serve in the military, denying me the right as a gay man to even exist, you would send me into conversion therapy. put that aside, tony the fact is, what we need and what the majority of ame...

Homosexuality, just the same struggle of sin we all face. would you let drug addicts appropriate for themselves? >> no. no, you wouldnt. >> sin is sin. your struggle is with the sin of same-sex attraction. >> live on "the beat." thanks for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> let me start with what you saw as important about choosing to do this project, and inhabiting this character. >> well, it was really a multitude of things. i would say first and foremost, i was so shocked to learn wha...

We want to turn now to a conversation we think is important and begin with a headline that many found shocking. "the new york times" saying the trump administration considering whether to define transgender out of existence as far as the federal government is concerned. this is part of an effort to roll back protections for people who identify that way. democrats are vowing to stop this if they win the house, adding sexual orientation to protections in the 1964 civil rights act. this is a fight ...

Holding in brown versus board of education. and nominee after nominee after nominee possesses a record. in some respect one nominee supported conversion therapy for gay youth. one nominee called -- >> okay. >> it goes on and on. >> lets leave it there because were out of time but lets see whoa puts up and then well dot vetting. ken, youll be back. youll be first word on it. youll be on 100 times between now and then. >> ill have to remember that, chris. >> youre always value added, both of you. ...

From an anti-lgbt group that links homosexuality to pedophilia and defends conversion therapy. is this a type of group the republican party wants to align itself with? shermichael. thats for you. youre a republican. >> no, no, don. its not. i think we have to respect the intrinsic value of all human beings. were all different, and we dont have the right, if you will, to sort of judge people. in this uncan, we do believe that people have the right, the freedom of choice to be who they want to be ...

Nominees on north koreas kevin cramer, virginias corey stewart, they received support for defending conversion therapy. is this the kind of group the republicans want to align with? >> no, no. we have to respect the differences between human beings. were all different. in this country we do believe people have the right, the freedom of choice to be who they want to be, as long as theyre paying their taxes and respecting the law and not pushing their values on other people. its not my responsibil...

Legislature would maybe clarify this a bit? because you know how the korth ever courts are. >> yeah, you know the drafter of the bill and its sponsor says that this does not apply to books certainly not the bible. this is about a consumer protection action thats being taken by the state of california to say that this harmful and indeed to many people offensive practice of so-called conversion therapy is something that is harmful, its in the opinion of the california similarities fraudulent, and ...

Of religion. >> a lot of people feel that way. the bible teaches against homosexuality and they feel the bills say any type of good or service related to conversion therapy or speaks against that is going to be band and they think it will ban the bible. that is their argument. i am not sure they are accurate on that. it is far-fetched, the bill is broad with the wording which we know in the law when you have broad wording there are interpretations, people need very direct language, what is allow...