status
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“Many people of faith are forgoing attending services because they are afraid of being confronted by ICE, even if they have legal status.”
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socioeconomic
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“‘The great thing about public school is that you share a space with families who come from all different backgrounds, socioeconomic groups, races and religions,’ Gardner said.”
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sociocultural
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“The collective physical, economic, policy and sociocultural surroundings, opportunities and conditions that influence people’s food and beverage choices and nutritional status.”
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social justice
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“Social justice principles are embedded in the larger environmental movement. The third principle of the Earth Charter is social and economic justice, which is described as seeking to eradicate poverty as an ethical, social, and environmental imperative, ensure that economic activities and institutions at all levels promote human development in an equitable and sustainable manner, affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to sustainable development and ensure universal access to education, health care, and economic opportunity, and uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.”
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sexuality
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“The treatment, then, is to counteract hateful messages with ‘affirming’ therapy that holds that ‘variances in human sexuality, gender identity, and gender expression are normal.’”
From Salon
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
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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