Sunday, April 24, 2016

First Lady Obama targets Mississippi religious freedom bill in commencement speech


First Lady Michelle Obama gave the commencement address at Jackson State University in Mississippi and spoke out against the anti-LGBT “religious freedom” law passed recently which allows individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against LGBT people.

Said Obana:

If we fail to exercise our fundamental right to vote, then I guarantee that so much of the progress we’ve fought for will be under threat.  Congress will still be gridlocked.  Statehouses will continue to roll back voting rights and write discrimination into the law.  We see it right here in Mississippi how swiftly progress can hurtle backward, how easy it is to single out a small group and marginalize them because of who they are or who they love.

So we’ve got to stand side by side with all our neighbors, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender; Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu immigrant, Native American, because the march for civil rights isn’t just about African Americans, it’s about all Americans. It’s about making things more just, more equal, more free for all our kids and grandkids. That’s the story you all have the opportunity to write. That’s what this historic university has prepared you to do.

Obama's Administration supports LGBT rights like no one has done before. 



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