Greg Abbott tells U.N. to 'go pound sand' over concerns about LGBTQ+ rights in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend told the United Nations to “go pound sand” in response to a recent petition by human rights groups asking the international organization to investigate LGBTQ+ civil rights violations in Texas. On Jan. 22, groups including Equality Texas, the ACLU of Texas, GLAAS, the Human Rights Campaign and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law Human Rights Clinic submitted a joint letter urging the U.N. to look into civil rights abuses affecting the state's LGBTQ+ community.