The Supreme Court may decide if LBGT discrimination is the same as racial discrimination.

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Jurors Thought a Gay Man Would Enjoy Prison. So They Sentenced Him to Death: The Supreme Court may decide if LBGT discrimination is the same as racial discrimination.

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