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In this Feb. 20, 2017, file photo, actor Josh Gad, left, who plays manservant LeFou and Luke Evans who plays villain Gaston, pose during a promotional event for the movie "Beauty and the Beast" in Paris. Walt Disney has shelved the release of its new movie "Beauty and the Beast" in mainly Muslim Malaysia, even though film censors said Tuesday, March 14, 2017, it had been approved with a minor cut involving a "gay moment" between two characters in the film. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 14, 2013, file photo, Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, sits at his desk on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Sheldon and fellow Democrat Rodney Tom currently side with Republicans in the Senate leading to questions as to whether the Reproductive Parity Act, as it is known to supporters, has enough votes to pass. The measure would require most insurers in Washington state to cover abortions. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Vice President Mike Pence refuses to travel, meet or dine alone with a woman other than his wife, Karen. In addition, the vice president does not attend parties where alcohol is served without his wife by his side. (Associated Press/File)

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Destin Cramer (left) and Noah Rice place a new sticker on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale High School on May 17 in Seattle. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of House Bill 2 gather at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 11, 2016, during a rally in support of a law that blocks rules allowing transgender people to use the bathroom aligned with their gender identity. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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In this April 20, 2015 file photo, students walk to and from classes on the campus quad of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo. There's good news and bad news in the $27 billion state budget up for debate Thursday, March 31, 2016, in the Colorado House. Schools and colleges aren’t getting budget cuts. Colleges and vocational training programs fared well, too, getting an extra $14.5 million despite warnings from legislative Democrats that Colorado’s 31 public institutions of higher education would see budget cuts requiring tuition hikes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) — FILE

College students struggle to tell a white man he isn’t a Chinese woman

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"There have been no sex offenders that have been posing as transgender people to get into bathrooms," said Democratic Washington state Sen. Pramila Jayapal during floor debate on the transgender rule. (Associated Press)

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Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire is surrounded by legislators and others Monday as she signs into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The law is to take effect June 7, but opponents are mounting a repeal effort. (Associated Press)

Washington ballot best chance for foes of same-sex marriage

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