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On the recordApril 1, 2019
This is a civil rights issue. This is not about individuals opportunistically trying to take advantage of particular entitlements or benefits that are accorded to women.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline emphasizes that gender identity is a civil rights issue, not about opportunism.

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