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(contracted; show full)n that people should not donate to the [[Salvation Army]] based on their policies relating to homosexual people.<ref name=skipbuckets>{{cite news|last1=Juengling|first1=Konrad|title=GUEST OPINION: WHY SKIPPING THE RED BUCKETS IS A GOOD THING|url=http://www.proudqueerbayarea.com/guest-opinion-skipping-red-buckets-good-thing/17797|accessdate=26 June 2015|publisher=PQ Monthly|date=Dec 18, 2013}}</ref>

===Politics===
====Indiana State House representatives====
In March of 2015, Indiana passed the 
[[Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which many saw as discriminatory against LGBT people and other minorities. (Indiana)|Religious Freedom Restoration Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/31/indianas-rfra-similar-federal-rfra/70729888/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= |title=How Indiana's RFRA differs from federal version |author=Kristine Guerra; Tim Evans |date= 2 April 2015|website= |publisher=INDYStar |accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref> In response, Juengling purchased the [[domain names]] of six Republican [[Indiana State House]] representatives and. He linked them to the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s Youth Statistics page. He stated the information on the site would educate the lawmakers about a population that  "is already disadvantaged and have less accesses to family, community supports, and healthcare."<ref name=buyingdomains>{{cite news|last1=Terkel|first1=Amanda|title=Gay Rights Activist Scoops Up Domain Names Of Indiana Lawmakers Who Voted For 'Religious Freedom' Bill|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/indian(contracted; show full)7;'[[Huffington Post]]'' awarded Juengling with their Unicorn of the Week award for his efforts in combating Indiana's RFRA bill and "doing something positive for the LGBTQ community" and his "tech-savvy queer activism."<ref name=unicorn2>{{cite news|title=Our #UnicornOfTheWeek Is Konrad Jeungling|url=http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/archive/segment/5539665978c90a7ace000499|accessdate=26 June 2015|publisher=Huffington Post Live|date=Apr 23, 2015}}</ref>


Juengling has stated that he believed the pushback against the RFRA was led by the LGBTQ community because he believes "the reason for the is gay people, or LGBTQ people, are almost the last frontier or the last group that it's really ok to discriminate against by being socially acceptable... The discrimination just falls under the umbrella of religious freedoms."⏎
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====2016 presidential election====
Juengling has endorsed [[Hilary Clinton]] for the Democratic nomination for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|United States 2016 presidential election]].<ref name=supportinghilary>{{cite news|last1=Alberts|first1=Thomas|title=EXCLUSIVE: A Very Gay Amazon Gift Registry Created For The Very Anti-Gay Ted Cruz|url=http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/thomasalberts/a_very_gay_amazon_gift_registry_opened_for_the_very_anti_gay_ted_cruz|accessdate=26 June 2(contracted; show full)
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