It’s the dark days of summer: the NFL is still in the pre-season, there won’t be much new on TV until the fall, Jon Stewart has gone and retired, and Donald Trump’s mockery of the American election process is the most entertaining thing going.
Thank God for John Oliver.
Even if you don’t agree with Oliver’s views, his fast pace, clever graphics, and sly demeanor keep you entertained. This week, he dispels the myth that in a post-Obergefell world, civil rights for LGBT people have been sewn up.
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As he notes:
Discriminating against gay people is surprisingly legal in much of the country.
Thirty-one states — to be exact — do not protect LGBT people against workplace, public accommodations, or housing discrimination, despite the fact that according to recent polls the majority of the country (some 70%) assume such discrimination is against federal law.
Oliver also takes on the false premise that equality for gay people somehow impinges on religious freedom, and lights up laypeople’s understanding of the U.S. Constitution.
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Enjoy.