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Whitney Householder dances during the gay pride parade in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, June 24, 2017. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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A reveler holds his dog as he takes part in Mexico City's gay pride parade, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Thousands marched down Paseo de la Reforma for one of the largest gay pride events in Latin America. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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FILE – In this March 6, 2012, file photo, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, left, with his wife Elizabeth Kucinich, right, addresses supporters on primary election night at Rubin's Restaurant and Deli in Cleveland. A political mapmaking process controlled by Ohio Republicans resulted in the party winning nearly two more U.S. House seats and five more Ohio House seats in the last election than would have been expected in neutral circumstances, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Kucinich, who saw his Cleveland district eliminated after the 2010 Census, said there's "no question" districts are unfair, though he holds both parties culpable. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
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FILE- In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks to media after his election victory in Los Angeles. More than 250 mayors are meeting at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach, some warning President Donald Trump that toughening immigration enforcement meddles with U.S. cities’ affairs. “Some of us are proud to be places of sanctuary, to protect immigrants, but this idea that we’re in violation of something, I think is a big charade,” said Garcetti. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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ACLU Legal and Policy director Rebecca Robertson talks during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 23, 2017. European Union leaders met in Brussels on the final day of their two-day summit to focus on ways to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean and how to uphold free trade while preventing dumping on Europe's markets. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JUNE 24-25, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this June 12, 2017 photo, Carol Bruce of the Gastineau Genealogical Society, looks through photos that were anonymously donated to the Friends of the Juneau Public Library in Juneau, Alaska. Some of the photos date back to the 19th Century, and the GGS is trying to find their rightful owners. (Alex McCarthy/Juneau Empire via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JUNE 24-25, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this June 12, 2017 photo, generations-old photos lie on the table at the Gastineau Genealogical Society's Family History Center in Juneau, Alaska. Some of the photos date back to the 19th Century, and the GGS is trying to find their rightful owners. (Alex McCarthy/Juneau Empire via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a baseball game in Phoenix. Bailey returns from elbow surgery to make his season debut when the Reds face the Washington Nationals. Bailey will be activated from the 60-day disabled list, where he’s languished since the first day of spring training after having bone chips removed from his elbow in February. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
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Melody Vaughn, one of two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers, speaks with reporters about their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, and earned them the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being, following a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Tausha Rawls, right, and Melody Vaughn, two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers, speak with reporters about their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, and earned them the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, right, hugs Tausha Rawls, left, one of two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers honored for their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, with the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, right, reads the citation as he honors Tausha Rawls, left, and Melody Vaughn, two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers for their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, with the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Indian workers set up a tent for the inauguration of Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Indian village women stand next to a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump displayed in Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Indian Muslim children gather around a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump during the inauguration of Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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A protester waves a placard during a rally, Friday, June 23, 2017, in downtown Denver, against the Republican health bill that was recently unveiled in the U.S. Senate. More than 100 protesters crowded the sidewalk outside the building in which U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has his office. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, Christian Picciolini, founder of the group Life After Hate, a domestic program dedicated to helping people leave white power groups including neo-Nazi organizations and the Ku Klux Klan, poses for a photo outside his Chicago home. The Trump administration is eliminating funding for the U.S. nonprofit that combats white extremism. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2011, file photo, Texas women's head track and field coach Beverly Kearney smiles during practice in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women's track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. (Ralph Barrera/American-Statesman via AP, File)
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017, Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is seen outside City Hall. Gay pride marches in New York City, San Francisco and in between this weekend will have plenty of participants, and also protests directed at them from other members of the LGBT community. They say increasingly corporate pride celebrations prioritize the experiences of gay white men and ignore the issues continuing to face black and brown LGBT people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
