This policy gradually spread through the federal government, but it took activism for that to happen. Over the next decade and a half, several federal agencies in response to demands from organized gay and lesbian federal employees explicitly announced that they did not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Then on May 28, 1998, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13087, which amended an equal opportunity order issued by Richard Nixon to include “sexual orientation.”.

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“The left” is “progressive” which means they want to make fundamental changes to society, the economy, etc. Of course, lots of people have lots of ideas about what would make the world better and how to do it. Most of those ideas are bunk. They could make me worse by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. They might be trained but I don’t know them and can’t see them, yet they’re not as removed as online chat or email. It’s that vulnerable in between.

Defense attorney Jacob Ahler said regardless of the sentencing, there would be no winners and no losers at the end of the hearing. However, he prefaced his arguments by saying the Borgia marriage was a troubled one and that testimony from family and Joseph himself would show that the acts of that night were not in his character. He asked for the minimum sentence for murder, which is 47 years..

The company has already implemented a slew of measures to avoid the spread of misinformation. For instance, Facebook recently announced an update on the work that it has been doing to connect people with accurate information, and to curb misinformation around COVID 19 on its platform. As a part of an update, a new ‘Get The Facts’ feature was announced that features articles by independent fact checking partners who debunk the myths and misinformation around Coronavirus..

So after enduring one too many beatings and resulting medical treatments, she took the bold step of giving her husband the boot despite being told she had brought “shame” onto her family. But rather than submit to taunts and threats, Zanou sought and received help from support groups in her community. “But they soon see life can get much more complex, both at home and outside where the whole family must deal with issues of racism like never before.”Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article content continuedAssih can easily relate to her subjects.