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Michelle Obama Heckled For President's Inaction On Proposed LGBT Executive Order

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BuzzFeed - “Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I’m leaving,” the first lady told the heckler. A woman who identified herself as a “lesbian looking for federal equality before I die” interrupted the event, shouting for the president to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from LGBT discrimination. Via: Win McNamee / Getty Images WASHINGTON — First Lady Michelle Obama was heckled at a private fundraiser Tuesday night, pressed for action her husband has not taken to issue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees and job applicants.Michelle Obama responded telling the woman, "[L]isten to me or you can take the mic, but I'm leaving." The woman was escorted out, according to the White House pool...

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