Social Issues

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

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This April 20, 2016, file photo, protesters stand in solidarity with rape victims on the campus of Brigham Young University during a sexual assault awareness demonstration, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, flip flops decorated with a U.S. flag motif lay next to its owner, a Cuban migrant sleeping inside of the public restroom inside the border control building in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, on the border with Nicaragua. Once Cubans reach the U.S. border, they can just show up at an established U.S. port of entry and declare their nationality, avoiding the dangerous desert crossings that confront many migrants who try to avoid U.S. Border Patrol. (Associated Press PHOTO)

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Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said North Carolina's HB2 violates both Title VII and Title IX. Ms. Gupta said that because gender identity is tangentially related to biological sex as determined by chromosomes and genitalia, prohibitions on "sex" discrimination apply to "gender identity." (Associated Press)

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Concerned Women for America President Penny Nance said, "The costly Obama policy on transgender soldiers was based on social engineering, not military readiness. CWA opposes any policy that makes our armed services weaker."

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In this photo taken Tuesday, May 10, 2016, a young boy leaving a special recognition ceremony at the Fort Worth School board meeting looks at Karli Rampage, right, of Irving, Texas, who came in support of her transgender community at the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education complex, in Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth Superintendent Kent Scribner announced rules last month allowing transgender students access to single-stall restrooms. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP) **FILE**

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by other House Democratic leaders, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, to discuss how Donald Trump's rhetoric echoes the long-standing policy positions of House Republicans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP)

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An "All Gender Restroom" sign hangs outside a bathroom in a bar in Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sued the federal government over a law that requires transgender people to use the restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the need to preview Trump's policies through a shadow cabinet by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, May 9, 2016. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's administration sued the federal government Monday in a fight for a state law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Victims of sexual abuse are speaking out in a video released by the Alliance Defending Freedom against the danger of expanding access to restrooms and locker rooms on the basis of gender identity.

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Markus Meechan has been arrested on hate crime charges over an online video that purportedly showed a dog making a Nazi salute, Police Scotland said.

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This photo provided by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration shows Eulalio Tordil. A manhunt was under way May 6, 2016, after authorities said they were looking into whether three fatal shootings in the Washington area were connected. The first shooting occurred May 5 at a high school. The second occurred in a mall parking lot and the third happened minutes later at a nearby shopping center. Police have identified the school shooting suspect as Tordil, an employee of the Federal Protective Service, which provides security at federal properties. (Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration via AP)