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Joe Lieberman: “I think that the -- the overall movement to end discrimination against our fellow Americans, based on their sexual…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2010
I think that the -- the overall movement to end discrimination against our fellow Americans, based on their sexual orientation, is the front lines today of the civil rights movement.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Lieberman frames the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' as a significant civil rights issue.

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