Ep. 346: NY Worker Sues Over Anti-Gay Bias, 179 in Congress Back LGBTQ+ Preschoolers & More
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl covers six stories, with only two carrying a political throughline. A Grand Island, New York wastewater treatment plant employee, Timothy Burns, has filed suit against the town, alleging years of homophobic harassment, a false report meant to damage his professional standing, and retaliation tied to a disability accommodation. On the political side, 179 members of Congress — led by Congressional Equality Caucus chair Mark Takano along with Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jeff Merkley — filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold Colorado's…
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