LGBT Rights Mississippi, Uned Stat: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more.
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GAYT PLAC IN MISSISSIPPI FOR 2020
Several of the survey’s rponnts mentned polici champned by some of the state’s most powerful elected officials like Hoe Bill 1523 passed 2016, which is often referred to as the most sweepg anti-gay legislatn the untry. Dupuy, who teach arts-tegrated Black history wh an emphasis on civil rights and Ao-religns, opened up a dialogue that day to be “real” about his sexualy as a gay Black man. Growg up New Orleans, Dupuy relled “beg bullied for beg gay.
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