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Issue of the livelihood of lgbtq+ people's beyond politics, it's beyond party, it's beyond where you live. 80% of folks in this country support nondiscrimination policies for lgbtq+ people. over 70% support same-sex marriage equality in this country. the folks who are pushing this rhetoric and pushing this violent cruel language are out of step with where people are, and they're doing everything and everything that they can to cling on to power, and the way that's not about people, it's only about advancing their own agendas. and what we are seeing, the hopeful side of this, people are pushing...

We are seeing is an extremist minority of people who are trying to push their viewpoints on everyone. at the end of the day, the issue of the livelihood of lgbtq+ people is beyond politics, it's beyond party, it's beyond where you live. 80% of folks in this country support nondiscrimination policies for lgbtq+ people. over 70% support same-sex marriage equality in this country. the folks who are pushing this rhetoric and pushing this violent cruel language are out of step with where people are, and they're doing everything and anything that they can to cling on to power, and the way that's not...

Your organization is doing to overturn these now laws in some states. >> absolutely. and first thank you for having me. the human rights campaign is directly confronting this anti-lgbtq bias that we're seeing by raising awareness of the urgent need for equality and rebutting the myths and misinformation that anti-equality forces are using. we know that more than 70% of the voters in this country support equality. more than 70% of voters in this country support nondiscrimination protections for lgbtq people including transgender people. and, yeah, these elected officials are ignoring the facts....

And it's simply wrong. >> earlier this month, a leaked internal campaign memo showed pete buttigieg's campaign held focus groups in south carolina that suggested being gay was a barrier for the candidate. the campaign has denied leaking that memo and says they don't buy into what they call the homophobia narrative. i want to bring. >> you heard senator harris call the comments nonsense and a trope. what would you call them? >> i think we should focus on what voters care about, which is equality. voters in this primary season are really focused on identifying cants that support equality. we sho...