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Mark Pocan: “State legislative fights that have made it harder and harder…”

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

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

Published December 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:49

But, you know, we've seen these attacks from Republicans in Congress and from this Trump administration and in so many states as well. Right. State legislative fights that have made it harder and harder for people here in America. Yeah, the last time I checked, I think it was the ACLU tracker. 616 anti LGBTQI plus bills had been introduced in different local and state legislatures just in 2025, … (15:49–15:54)

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Asserts that state legislative actions have increasingly restricted rights in America.

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“President Obama was such a strong supporter of equality for the LGBTQ community that he created a unique position within the US Government…”
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“That number of 60 countries that still have laws on the books on this. I mean, it. It's a very real situation for people around the world.”
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“The Trump administration and Republican majorities in Congress have been unusually antagonistic towards the LGBTQ community despite growing…”
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“We've seen some of the greatest attacks against the trans community here in the United States.”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 02:06-02:12
“Perhaps less seen have been the attacks globally through the sudden reversal of support for equality by the United States government.”
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“That position, so unique that only a handful existed around the world, led US Foreign policy to protect the queer community from violence…”
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“It was first led by Special Envoy Randy Berry from 2015 until 2017, when Trump began his first presidential term.”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 03:04-03:07
“That position was then vacant until President Biden filled the position again in June of 2021.”
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“There are a lot of other stories, too, that just had the US not been there with its moral presence, a lot of people would have been very…”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 10:12-10:23
“We've seen these attacks from Republicans in Congress and from this Trump administration and in so many states as well.”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 15:42-15:50
“Unfortunately, that closeness to the Trump administration, I think, has an effect, just like we saw in Hungary.”
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“In the last number of years, I believe a few of the Asian countries also had marriage equality happen. I believe Thailand, maybe, and some…”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 23:45-23:56
“I do think most of the laws that we see exist, I think, in the African continent.”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 25:06-25:13
“So when you look at that impact of the United States withdrawing from leadership in this area, are you... seeing some slippage because of…”
With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 44 with Jessica Stern | Uploaded December 3, 2025 | 26:41-26:54
“On the continent of Africa, there's players from the United States that are actively working to have policies that hurt LGBT folks.”
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