change by glaad. my question is have either of those controversies affected how you broadcast your message in any way? >> well, fortunately, none of them happened under my watch. but, that being said i think that, you know, when you're dealing with corporate america -- oh, sorry. i think, do you want me to start over? i would, i started by saying fortunately none happened under my watch. however, i am the leader there now. and i feel that you know, at that speech that bill clinton gave he talked about coming on to his journey of acceptance for the lgbt community. and i think that that was a powerful platform for him to have to talk about that. i think moving forward though, you know, we glaad is an advocator, and we've been known in the past as a watchdog, and so there's always been a lot of controversy around glaad because we not always but we do we do call people on some things when they're not going well, but i have to say that the media and us have a, have a really good relationship now. glaad was

sacking in 2014 -- 2013 glaad gave former president told clinton noted as advocate for change by glaad. my question is, have either of those controversies affected how you broadcast your message in any way? >> fortunately none of them happen under my watch. that being said when you deal with corporate america -- sorry do armada start over? i started by saying for chilling non-happen under my watch. however, i am the leader they are now and i feel at the speech bill clinton gave he talked about coming onto his turn in acceptance for the community and i think that was a powerful platform for him to have to talk about that. moving forward glaad is an advocate or an we've been known in the past as a watchdog. there's always a lot of controversy -- not always, but we do call people and things when they are not going well. i have to say the media and ice have a really good relationship now. transfer was formed out of protest in front of the new york post almost 30 years ago this october when the post was reporting and calling aids the gay man disease. we've always had advocacy arm to us. >>

we worked on that at glaad. we work with the media tend to get the questions right and the media right and get as much media around big events as possible. yeah, we should take a page from their book geared i don't think voting on is the page to take. but a very catholic country has beaten america to the punchier. it is why i am cautiously optimistic that we will get a positive ruling from this up in court. we just saw in mexico last week in we are seeing a lot of really positive, affirming lgbt movement globally as we are seeing as much resistance about it i don't want to downplay that at all. it is still criminally many countries to be lgbt. >> on some issues like abortion is strongly bright, yet they move to the left. you talk about faith communities. how do you take these traditionally right or left positions and get to where you want to get without saying we will move the entire left on all of your issues or entirely right. >> i don't think it is a -- ms. ellis: i don't think it is a left/right issue. it is

in 2011 glaad supported lgbt and eventually canceled the t-mobile merger when it was reported glaad had $50,000 in agency. in 2014 or 2013 set to pay former president bill clinton was noted as an advocate for change. my question is have either of those controversies effected how you broadcast your message in any way? >> fortunately, none of them happen under my watch. that being said, when you deal with corporate america do you want me to start over? fortunately none happen under my watch. i am the leader they are now and i feel at this stage that bill clinton gave, he talked about coming onto his journey of acceptance for the lgbt community. i was a powerful platform for him to talk about that. moving forward, glaad is the navigator with a known in the past as a watchdog. there's always a lot of controversy around glaad because we do call people on things when they're not going well. i have to say the media and i've had a really good relationship now. glaad was formed out of protest in front of "the new york post" almost 30 years ago this october when the post was reporting on aids and

>> at glaad we are nonpartisan. so now.he shortest answer yet. >> seeing that there are no more questions, i would like to thank sarah kate ellis for her excellent presentation. i would also like to thank crystal white and the press club for their assistance and finally i would like to thank the audience today. with that, this proceeding up close. >> thank you. thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] >> senator in 2016 presidential candidate bernie sanders held a town hall meeting in denver last week at the vermont independent was first elected to the senate in 2006 and is running for president as a democrat. this event was held at the university of denver. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] well, let me begin by thanking rabin for that wonderful introduction. let me thank everyone in the age around and the hundreds in the lacrosse field. thank you all very much for being here tonight. [cheers and applause] you know, this is an extraordinar

otherwise known as glaad. at the same time, we will have live coverage on c-span3 with democratic senator chris murphy from connecticut. he will be speaking about u.s. foreign-policy and the ways to broaden the debate. at his life at 12:00 p.m. est on c-span3. >> c-span gives you the best access to congress. live coverage, congressional hearings and news conferences. bringing you events and every morning washington journal is live. your comments on phone, facebook and twitter. created by america's cable companies and brought to you as a public service. >> democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders was in colorado where he spoke to a crowd of more than 4000 people. the independent senator talked about campaign finance, income inequality, climate change and college affordability. this is just over one hour. well, let me begin by thanking robin for that wonderful introduction. let me think all the folks at the atrium. let me thank the many hundreds of the field. thank you very much for being here tonight. t

we were hear from the president and ceo of glaad.ou can join us on a companion network for that discussion at 12:00 p.m. a look at a tweet here. "bottom of the ninth." the justices still have to wait in on gay marriage federal health care subsidies and districting. we will take a look at a conversation we had earlier this morning. ron paul joined us -- ron pollack to join us joined us. we will bring you back to the court when decisions are made. for now, let's take a look at what we discussed this morning on "washington journal" on the future of health care, depending on those cases. host: joining us now ron polla ck of families usa. he is the director. good morning. the u.s. supreme court soon to make a decision on subsidies for those who get health care from the government. what could happen if the supreme court sides with the plaintiffs in this case? guest: in one word, chaos. we will see millions of people lose health coverage. the 6.4 million people in 34 states that are affected, who are now receiving subsidies. if the supreme

on c-span two live at noon eastern, glaad ceo sara kate ellis about the state of lgbt writes. on c-span3 at noon, senator chris murphy talks about policy in the wilson center of washington dc. >> as congress continues work on trade legislation, howard rosen talks about pa ft aa, a program that revived eight to workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade. ♪ host: it is the washington journal for june 22 this week. the house will debate a bill looking at the environmental protection agency. specifically looking at rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions for existing power plants. procedural vote planning a look at trade. the president's powers to administer trade deals. if you look in the papers this morning, south carolina upon's confederate flag, subject of many papers. responses from brett

in a statement glaad, the organization says caitlin jenner is accelerating acceptance of transgender people everywhere and reminds us all how important it is to live as your most authentic self. >>> ahead, all new at 5:00 we talk to a leading doctor who specializes in gender reassignment surgery. he's based right here in our area. we'll get his take on today's debut of caitlin and the impact it may have on society. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continuing now with a flood threat r threat and other heavy rain could cause big problems. and that's why we've declared a first alert. >> take a look the a first alert weather technology. you can see where the storms are right now. storm force 10 on the road right now. navigating through the conditions. it could be slow going for the afternoon commute. right now, all looks okay on the road. this is route 202 in the township, by the way. let's find out what to expect as the rain gets going and starts to intensify. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen has been keeping a close eyen o her weather computers throughout the day. give

groups like glaad and work with transgender individuals say that is the preference of the individual,he media refer to themes the way they want to be referred to. significant bruce jenner in april said refer to me as bruce, as a man for now. well now by coming out and saying caitlyn, that does instigate a change. that's why i think it's an education aal moment for the whole country and world. >> kim kardashian, big news she's pregnant again and now this. >> that last night. >> retweeting yet? >> i haven't seen that. they have plenty of time do it. that reality show in july will be the next moment. it's entertainment news but it is also a historic moment for the transgender community. >> i think it's big cultural news. >> the moment to underscore. >> a big moment. >> it creates conversations people might not have wanted to have. now they know someone who's transgender and that person will be on the magazine news stand across the country. >> by the way, stunning. stunning picture. just absolutely stunning. annie leibovitzs works her magic again. quick of you to jump on the set and do th

and thanks to glaad and nclr and all the institutions that fought for victory. a special thank you to mary bonato and doug drymeyer who argued our case before the court and others like me across the country. we owe you all a huge debt of gratitude. but most importantly, i'd like to thank john for loving me for making me a better man, and for giving me something worth fighting for. i love you. this is for you, john. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> mary bonato for gay and lesbian rights defenders. >> hi everyone. i'm mary bonato i want to say today was a momentous decision and it is going to bring joy to millions of families, gay and straight across this land. and now every person in this country who is lgbt realizes they can marry tomorrow they can marry someday the person they love and make that unique commitment and take on that unique responsibility justice kennedy talked about this morning that is marriage. it is also a great thing for kids who no longer have to question why their parents were deemed unworthy of marriage and those kids with also have th

thank you to aclu, glaad, and all of the plaintiffs and organizations who fought for equality. today's victory, our shared three, was only possible because of each and every one of you. i would like to thank those who brilliantly argued our case in front of the court and affirmed my life and millions of others alike me across the country. we oh you all a huge debt of gratitude. most importantly, i wouldn't like to thank john for loving me for making me a better man and for giving me something a worth fighting for. i love you. this is for you, john. thank you. [cheering] >> this is mary from gay and lesbian defenders. mary: hello everyone, i want to say today was a momentous decision. it is going to bring joy to millions of families, gay and straight across this land. and now every person in this country who is lb gt -- lgbt can marry tomorrow. they can marry the person they love tomorrow and can take on the unique commitment just as justice kennedy talked about this morning. it is also a great thing for kids who no longer have to question why their parents were deemed unworthy

. >> and now, glaad's president said this by sharing her journey with the world, caitlyn is sharing thethe most authentic self and not only just for the transgendered folks, but the gay and lesbian and other people and other people to be building a bridge, and i do know somebody, and i don't know caitlyn one-on-one, and hey, wait, i know somebody who is transgender. >> i remember my first glimpse of someone who is transgendered and i saw renee richard ss who is transgendered and i remember thinking, that sis me. the more you can is have caitlyn jenner the public eye, and relate to this other person as a person, and you know, humanize them, and understand that what's really going on is that pretty much we have a lot more in common than we have that separates us. the most important thing is to know that a you know somebody who is transgendered. and now a lot of americans know somebody who is transgendered. >> and the momentum to live your best life is there. and that is all anybody wants. and transgendered film makmaker kimberly reed, and also, dave johnson who was on the olympic team wit

also sara kate ellis at the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation, or glaad will be speak at the national press club it will take you there live at noon eastern on c-span2. >> the supreme court ruled thursday that taxes and refused to issue license plates with the confederate battle flag on it and rejecting the sons of confederate veterans free speech are kind of. the court said the license plate our government speech. texas, like many states issues special license plates for a fee. the sons of confederate veterans applied for license teaching the confederate battle flag and was rejected. the state motor vehicle board found the flag offensive to a significant portion of the public. the sons of confederate veterans sued citing first amendment free speech right. justice breyer in his opinion for the court wrote just as texas cannot require the sons of confederate veterans to convey the states ideological message, the sons of confederate veterans cannot force texas to include a confederate battle flag on its specialty plates. justice breyer's opinion was joined by justices thomas gi

at glaad we just commissioned a poll of over 2000 americans that asks how they feel the lgbt community. it is an understanding of what the culture is out there. we asked on a five-point scale from very comfortable to very uncomfortable. then we asked about situations such as bringing same-sex couples over for a play date, attending same-sex weddings, bringing your kids to a same-sex wedding, finding out a child on your kids sports team is transgender. one of every three americans is very uncomfortable. when you look closer at those numbers, and you look at the south, it turns out that those level of discomfort go even higher. 10-20 percentage points. when you look at the -- 90% of americans at times are very uncomfortable with the transgender community. host: if you want to watch that entire event you can go to our website. we're joined at our desk for a discussion on the gun control debate following the charleston church shooting, colin goddard. for those who do not know your story, how did you come to work on this issue? guest: from an event that happened when i was in college. an in

. >> sarah kate ellis, president and ceo of glaad. my best to kristen and kids and thanks for joining us today. we're going tv much more on our breaking news coverage right here on msnbc. the historic supreme court decision. but first, more sights and sounds as people learn the news outside the supreme court. >> this journey often comes in small increments. sometimes two steps forward, one step back propelled by the persistent effort of dedicated citizens. and then sometimes there are days like this when that slow steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt. ♪ building aircraft, the likes of which the world has never seen. this is what we do. ♪ that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. american express for travel and entertainment worldwide. just show them this - the american express card. don't leave home without it! and someday, i may even use it on the moon. it's a marvelous thing! oh! haha! so you can replace plane tickets, traveler's cheques, a lost card. really? that worked? american express'

and thank you to aclu, lambda legal, glaad and all of the litigators, plaintiffs and organizations whoquality. today's victory, our shared victory, was only possible because of each and every one of you. i'd like to give a special thank you to mary and doug who brilliantly argued our case before the court and eloquently affirmed my life and relationship and those of millions of others like me across this country. we owe you all a huge debt of gratitude. but most importantly, i'd like to thank john for loving me, for making me a better man and for giving me something worth fighting for. i love you, this is for you john. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] >> this is mary benato. >> hi, everyone, i argued question one and i want to say today was a momentous decision, and it is going to bring joy to millions of families gay and straight across this land. and now every person in this country who's lgbt realizes they can marry tomorrow, they can marry someday the person they love and make that unique commitment and take on that unique responsibility justice kennedy talked about this