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Mark Pocan: “I do think most of the laws that we see exist, I think, in…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern

Published | Video Starts at 25:06

It's going to blow away. And it never did. In fact, just the opposite. It. But try to. As complex as, you know, the area of Africa is, it's large. But I do think most of the laws that we see exist, I think, in the African continent. Correct. The African context is really. It's really in a tough place. You know, unfortunately, it was one of the regions most impacted by. By colonialism. (25:06–25:13)

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Asserts that most of the laws [against LGBTQI rights] exist in the African continent.

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