CBS Hypes 'Risk' For Homosexual College Student To Come Out In Alabama

Matthew Balan | June 24, 2016
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

On the 24 June 2016 edition of CBS Evening News, Steve Hartman hinted that the Bible Belt — and specifically, Alabama — was a dangerous place for homosexuals. Hartman pointed out that "a lot of people came out after Orlando" terrorist attack, but touted how "few took as big a risk as Jesse Johnson. Jesse's family lives in Jemison, Alabama, in the heart of the Bible Belt. Fly a flag here, and it better have just red, white, and blue." The correspondent included a soundbite from Johnson's mother, who expressed her deep concern: "I worry for his safety because of that. I mean, this is Alabama."

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