Leigh Finke wins in Minnesota as an out trans political candidate, a gay man beats his Catholic employer in court & Idaho is literally paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for their transphobia – Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Trans candidate Leigh Finke wins the Minnesota State House primary, setting up a historic candidacy, a gay man wins a lawsuit against his Catholic employer who refused to give his husband health care benefits, and the state of Idaho is forced to pay over $320k for passing an anti-trans law they knew were unconstitutional. 

00:00 – Welcome & Intro

00:55 – Palm Springs Ad

01:45 – Intro

02:40 – Today’s Top Stories

03:06 – Intro Music by Aina Bre’Yon

03:49 – Leigh Finke

05:03 – Joe Doe Win

06:48 – Idaho

08:10 – Anna has a word

08:50 – Outro

 

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