Gay USA 3/30/16

In the News with Ann & Andy | taped (3-30-16) North Carolina enacts a draconian anti-LGBT law and the protests from activists, our legal groups, elected officials, and corporations are fast and furious. The Governor of Georgia vetoes a “religious freedom/license to discriminate” bill, but its supporters threaten an override. Nebraska rejects an LGBT rights bill but one is passed in the Wisconsin hometown of Speaker Paul Ryan. Another family-values politician is caught up in a sex scandal. The federal government issues new guidelines for how prisons treat transgender people. We mourn the passing of actress Patty Duke, long a participant in the LGBT & AIDS movements and a courageous voice for those with mental illness. Saudi Arabia ratchets up its attacks on gay people. Catholic bishops in Malawi and the Dominican Republic take brutally anti-gay stances. We’ll review three Broadway shows: ECLIPSED, BRIGHT STAR, and BLACKBIRD.