Episode
The Jim Jefferies Show: The Fight for LGBTQ Military Rights
Overview
Jim offers much-needed advice to the Democratic Party, describes the history of anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the U.S. military and chats with former CIA officer Evan McMullin.
Details
- Series
- The Jim Jefferies Show
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2017-08-01
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Fight for LGBTQ Military Rights is Episode 8 in Season 1 of The Jim Jefferies Show. It aired on 2017-08-01. The runtime is 22 min.
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