Video: State of emergency declared for LGBTQ+ community

Jun 14, 2023, 9:00 AM

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June is Pride Month, but threats against the LGBTQ+ community are on the rise. And for the first time in its four-decade history, The Human Rights Campaign — America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer civil rights organization — has declared a national state of emergency.

Is it too late?

KIRO Newsradio’s Micki Gamez joins Travis Mayfield and Colleen O’Brien on Seattle’s Morning News.

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