NBC Suspends Billy Bush for Misogynist Comments in Trump Tape (Video)

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NBC Suspends Billy Bush for Misogynist Comments in Trump Tape
Just minutes before Donald Trump was asked during the second presidential debate about a vulgar video from 2005, the other man in that tape has been yanked off the air.
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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NBC Suspends Billy Bush for Misogynist Comments in Trump Tape

Just minutes before Donald Trump was asked during the second presidential debate about a vulgar video from 2005, the other man in that tape has been yanked off the air.

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The policy change was announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking.

"While LGBTQ rights are at risk, we can count on Angie to stand up to these threats and do the right thing," the marriage equality icon said about the Minnesota congresswoman.

“People have chosen to stay in the military because they see people like me,” First Lieutenant Brian Femminella told The Advocate.

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