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Celebrating Pride Month and protecting LGBTQ rights

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Celebrating Pride Month and protecting LGBTQ rights
Celebrating Pride Month and protecting LGBTQ rights

The pride flag flies over the Capitol for the second year ever and new law protects LGBTQ workers from bias.

THE PRIDE FLAG IS FLYING OVERTHE STATE CAPITOL IN MADISONFOR THE SECOND YEAR EVER --GOVERNOR TONY EVERS MADE THEDECLARATION EARLIER THIS MONTHSAYING IN PART -- "TO SHARETHIS SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENTTO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORKNEEDED TO CREAT A MOREEQUITABLE, JUST, AND INCLUSIVESTATE FOR ALL."A LANDMARK DECISION LAST WEEKBY THE SUPREME COURT, RULEDTHAT THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF1964 -- ALSO BANS JOBDISCRIMINATION AGAINST GAY ANDTRANSGENDER WORKERS.THE COURTRULING SAYS THE CIVIL RIGHTSLAW ALSO COVERS SEXUALORIENTATION AND GENDERIDENTITY, BECAUSE THEY'REFORMS OF SEX DISCRIMINATION.BRINGING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITYIN WISCONSIN A VICTORY.<"this not only has a hugeimpact on the state to makesure there's a uniform set ofprotection saying LGBTQ peoplecannot be discriminatedagainst because of theirsexual orientation or genderidentity and expression but itapplies to the entire longercan you'll be married on aFriday and fired on Monday forwho you love and who youare."

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