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Principles are Worth More than Political Awards

Principles are Worth More than Political Awards

By Marriage Equality Rhode Island on January 20, 2012

You may have heard about our recent letter to General Treasurer Gina Raimondo requesting that she return an award from The Manhattan Institute, an extremist right wing group that promotes offensive, ignorant and hurtful positions towards the LGBTQI community, women, minorities, and our environment. Marriage Equality Rhode Island was among a group of organizations that [...]

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