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Val Demings: “I do not believe that it takes precedence over my ability to love whomever I want to.”

On the recordApril 1, 2019
I do not believe that it takes precedence over my ability to love whomever I want to.
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida

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Demings argues that personal freedoms should not be compromised by sports discrimination.

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