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If you think your religion requires discrimination, you're probably misreading your faith.DaShanne Stokes
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The only difference between fiction and religion is that people don't kill themselves over fiction.Ahmed Mostafa
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When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.DaShanne Stokes
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Conscience is not white, black or brown. Conscience is human. It is beyond race — it is beyond religion — it is beyond all sectarianism.Abhijit Naskar
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Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That's no way to live.DaShanne Stokes
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Fear is the intended result of codifying homophobia into law.DaShanne Stokes
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The power of love is that it sees all people.DaShanne Stokes
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Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.DaShanne Stokes
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Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak.DaShanne Stokes
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Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.DaShanne Stokes
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I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't it.DaShanne Stokes
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Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.DaShanne Stokes
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Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.DaShanne Stokes
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The only classification to be made out of humans should be based on character and nothing but the character.Abhijit Naskar
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If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.DaShanne Stokes
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Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.DaShanne Stokes
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If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.DaShanne Stokes
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If you can't see past my name, you can't see me.DaShanne Stokes
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Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.DaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.DaShanne Stokes
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Bigots often like to say they're the ones being hurt as they oppress and hurt others. Never fall for the 'pity the privileged' routine.DaShanne Stokes
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If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.DaShanne Stokes
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Trump didn't divide America. He just doused us with gasoline and fanned the flames.DaShanne Stokes
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Building bridges takes us further than building walls.DaShanne Stokes
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It's a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president.DaShanne Stokes
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Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.DaShanne Stokes
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What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege?DaShanne Stokes
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It's terrifying to think you could become the next statistic.DaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.DaShanne Stokes
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Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.DaShanne Stokes
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People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged.DaShanne Stokes
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There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.DaShanne Stokes
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Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live.DaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.DaShanne Stokes
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Political correctness' as 'over-sensitivity' is code for saying the privileged shouldn't have their unearned privileges questioned.DaShanne Stokes
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Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression.DaShanne Stokes
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Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.DaShanne Stokes
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Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It's progress.DaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.DaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is not knowing that you're hurting others and not listening when they tell you.DaShanne Stokes
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Whites saying 'make America white again' is like millionaires saying 'make the wealthy rich again.DaShanne Stokes
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People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudiceDaShanne Stokes
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Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.DaShanne Stokes
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When we hide discrimination under the guise of 'religious freedom, ' we make a mockery of human rights.DaShanne Stokes