Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: LGBT Discrimination
Overview
This year’s gay marriage ruling was a milestone, but LGBT discrimination is still surprisingly legal. John Oliver explains why we need a federal anti-discrimination law. Plus, the rising tensions on the border between North and South Korea, and why Vladimir Putin has started a war on food.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2015-08-23
- Runtime
- 29 min
Episode context
LGBT Discrimination is Episode 26 in Season 2 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2015-08-23. The runtime is 29 min.
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