Family Research Council’s Peter Sprigg feels the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should not protect transgender people because it was not the “legislative intent of Congress.” So when Sprigg went on CNN’s “New Day” on Monday morning, his backdrop was a giant rainbow. “New Day” co-host Chris Cuomo confronted Sprigg about his thoughts on a law forcing transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding to the gender on their birth certificate. The rainbow backdrop appeared behind Sprigg from the moment the conversation began, as first reported by Raw Story. “When you see someone who is obviously a man,” Sprigg said with.
- 4/4/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
New Day host Chris Cuomo sparred with Family Research Center's Peter Sprigg in a rematch of last week's testy battle over Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Previously Cuomo focused on how Sprigg squared the bill's discriminatory aspects with his Christian faith; this time Cuomo challenged Sprigg to admit his organization wouldn't be supporting the bill if it didn't target the Lgbt community.
- 4/2/2015
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
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