June is pride month, a time to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Trasngender Community and their struggle for equal rights. Organizers chose june as pride month to honor the 1969 stonewall riots in new york city. They were a series of uprisings by the Gay Community against police raids of the stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in greenwich village. The riots are considered the start of the modern gay rights movement. President trump marked pride month this year with a tweet celebrating lgbt rights, becoming the first republican president to acknowledge pride month. But just a month earlier his administration had effectively banned transgendered people from the military. Stacey long simmons is the director of advocacy and action at the national Lgbtq Task Force. Its so nice to have you with us. Stacey thank you, so nice to be here. Soledad thank you. Those two things are in complete contradiction so assess for me i pride month is kind of a low bar but assess for me how you would s
Host good morning. It is saturday, march 9. The Senate Passed a 468 billion spending bill, funding for about half the federal government set to lapse today but the white house has put preparations for a partial Government Shutdown on hold since President Biden plans to sign the legislation today. Decisive wins on super tuesday by President Biden and former President Donald Trump. We want to hear your top news story of the week. Our phone number for republicans is 202 7488001. Free democrats for democrats, 202 7488000. Independents can reach us at 202 7488002. If you would like to text us that number is 202 7488003. Include your name and where you are writing from. On social media, facebook. Com cspan and on x at at cspan wj. Nikki haley decided to suspend her campaign. Here her comments. [video clip] i am filled with gratitude for the outpouring of support we have received from across our country. The time has come to suspendcampaign. I said i wanted americans to have their voices hear
Half the federal government set to lapse today, but the white house has put preparationsor a partial Government Shutdown on hold since President Biden plans to sign the legislation today. Decisive wins on super tuesday by President Biden and former President Donald Trump. We want to hear your top news story of the week. Our phone number for republicans is 202 7488001. Free democrats for democrats, 202 7488000. Independents can reach us at 202 7488002. If you would like to text us, that number is 202 7488003. Include your name and where you are writing from. Facebook. Com cspan and on x at at cspawj. Nikki haley decided to suspend her campaign. Here are her comments. [video clip] i am filled with gratitude for the outpouring of support we have received from across our country. The time has come to suspend my i said i wanted americans to have their voices heard. I have done that. I have no regrets. Andugh i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i be