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NO ASIANS, NO BLACK PEOPLE. WHY DO GAY PEOPLE TOLERATE BLATANT RACISM?
But while the LGBTQ+ movement looks forward to a world whout homophobia and transphobia, too often fails to look si self at the racial bias that people of lor face the cis-straight world. Dpe polls showg the growg acceptance of LGBTQ+ people the US – and the Supreme Court lg earlier this month guaranteeg employment protectns for gays, lbians, and transgenr workers – there’s still great dispary wh the broar muny between people of lor and their whe unterparts.
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