sexual preferences

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“The term sexual preference as used to refer to sexual orientation is widely considered offensive in its implied suggestion that a person can choose who they are sexually or romantically attracted to.”
from Miriam Webster Dictionary

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sex

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“They would have to accept the government’s definition of gender — two sexes, male and female — and would not be allowed to recognize transgender people’s gender identities.”
from Los Angeles Times

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sense of belonging

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“A sense of belonging—the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences—is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, and behavioural outcomes.”
From NIH

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segregation

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“She’s morbidly fascinated by racial and class segregation among cemeteries.”
From Los Angeles Times

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racism

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“The vice president is especially ham-fisted, but the tactic of using racism to persuade white voters to reject their economic self-interest is hardly new in Republican politics.”
From Salon

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racially

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“Some people took the pun to mean the ad was implying a racially superior ideal of beauty.”
From BBC
From Salon

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racial justice

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“But during a White House signing Thursday, the president and his top advisors repeatedly hinted at a much broader campaign of suppression against the American left, referencing as problematic both the simple printing of protest signs and the prominent racial justice movement Black Lives Matter.”
From Los Angeles Times

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