9 countries kill for homosexuality
According to Rick Grenell, 9 countries around the world would execute someone simply for being gay, making America uniquely tolerant for LGBTQ athletes.
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U.S. Women Soccer's World Cup Fail, and Consequences of Criminal Behavior, with Clay Travis and Dana Loesch | Ep. 602
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Aug 7, 2023
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The Platform They Squandered: American Exceptionalism and Women's Rights
At 12:18 · chapter starts 10:20
Clay Travis paints a picture of the road not taken: the US Women's Soccer team could have stood on the world stage and made a genuinely powerful case for America's role in advancing women's freedom globally. [1] — Clay Travis "The US Women's Soccer team could have used the World Cup stage to champion global women's rights — pointing out that women can play sports …" 10:03 In most of the world, women can't play soccer, drive a car, or choose how many children to have. In 69 countries, you can be imprisoned for being gay — and in 9, you can be killed for it. Rapinoe, as an out lesbian, would face imprisonment or death in much of the world she was competing in. Rick Grenell's tweet, read by Kelly, captures the irony perfectly: the most famous gay athlete in America was using her platform to attack the one country that protected her right to be exactly who she is.
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