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'We shouldn't still be fighting for equal rights': LGBTQ+ bill faces tough battle ahead

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The US House of Representatives voted to pass a landmark bill that would establish federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, setting up a tough battle in the Senate to turn the proposal into law.

“We shouldn’t still be having to fight for equal rights,” said Nic Talbott, a 27-year-old Ohio resident, who was forced to abandon his plans of joining the military due to Donald Trump’s . “We should be able to go to work, find housing and just live our lives without

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