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It's 10:00 PM, and a woman is walking home alone. She has her keys clenched in her fist between her knuckles because she knows she always has to be on guard. "1 in 4 women," she thinks to herself, "it's only a matter of time." It's midday, a black man is driving to work when he sees flashing lights in his rearview mirror. He pulls over, keeping his hands where the officer can see them. "I don't want to be another hashtag," he thinks to himself, "I don't want to die." It's 2:00 in the afternoon, a transgender teen needs to use the bathroom but she waits until she gets home from school. "I'm tired of being bullied," she thinks to herself, "I just want to live." My life and career goals revolve around the belief that all humans have a right to

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