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Jim McGovern: “I was there shortly after the pride flag had been torn down…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:28

And I encourage everyone to visit there if you can, because you can feel it there. You can feel the history and the courage, the weight of what people risked so others could be themselves. I was there shortly after the pride flag had been torn down by this administration. And the people there were disappointed in our country and fearful for the future. But standing at Stonewall, you understand that fear is never the end of the story. (03:28–03:33)

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Asserts that the current administration was responsible for the removal of a pride flag.

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