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Mondaire Jones: “I am one of only nine openly gay members of this body. For me, this is personal. I still remember where I was on June…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2022
I am one of only nine openly gay members of this body. For me, this is personal. I still remember where I was on June 24, 2011. The day the New York State Legislature passed marriage equality.
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Mondaire Jones
New York
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msnbc.com

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Congressman Mondaire Jones shares a personal story about the significance of marriage equality legislation.

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