GLAAD Calls on Nashville Music Industry to Speak Out Against Tenn. Anti-LGBT Bills (Video)

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GLAAD Calls on Nashville Music Industry to Speak Out Against Tenn. Anti-LGBT Bills
"There is no doubt that these anti-LGBT bills will jeopardize this state’s economy," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said at a Nashville press conference on Monday.
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GLAAD Calls on Nashville Music Industry to Speak Out Against Tenn. Anti-LGBT Bills

"There is no doubt that these anti-LGBT bills will jeopardize this state’s economy," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said at a Nashville press conference on Monday.

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GLAAD Calls on Nashville Music Industry to Speak Out Against Tenn. Anti-LGBT Bills

"There is no doubt that these anti-LGBT bills will jeopardize this state’s economy," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said at a Nashville press conference on Monday.

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