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Jackie Speier: “It is not a sexual preference. It is a sexual orientation, and it would behoove all of us to use the term that really is…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
It is not a sexual preference. It is a sexual orientation, and it would behoove all of us to use the term that really is reflective of what is a sexual orientation.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier emphasizes the importance of using correct terminology regarding sexual orientation.

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