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Published in: 50.50: OpinionRepublicans’ anti-LGBTQ vitriol is working – don’t take our rights for grantedHuman rights can be fragile in the face of a dedicated, moral-panic-driven assault
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Published in: Home: FeatureSian Berry: ‘I wish Greens had been able to deal with transphobia sooner’The candidate to replace Brighton MP Caroline Lucas is planning for a Green future – but is her party united?
