gender expression

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“About one in five trans and nonbinary people who had looked for housing in the last five years believed they had been rejected because of their gender expression.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

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gender dysphoria

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“Tennessee’s lawyers cited a study which said that in 2021, there were three times more diagnoses of gender dysphoria among minors in this country than in 2017.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

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gay

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“Most gay and lesbian Americans seek what minorities have long sought: safety, dignity, stable relationships and the freedom to live ordinary lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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fetal tissue research

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“Every child who’s been spared the risks and misery of chickenpox, rubella, or polio can thank the Nobel Prize recipients and other scientists who used such tissue in research yielding the vaccines that protect us….Any discussion of the ethics of fetal tissue research must begin with its unimpeachable claim to have saved the lives and health of millions of people.” – R. Alta Charo

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entitlement

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“But Chip’s need for connection and reflexive sense of entitlement proves disastrous — the story isn’t going the way he wanted, and Groff allows it to collapse on him.”
From Los Angeles Times

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