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They're selling to people's fears”: Fear of the unknown fuels anti-transgender laws like North Carolina's — and their days might be numbered
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The Case for Lance Berkman for March Madness Finals - The Crawfish Boxes
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After showdown in Houston, voters to decide on LGBT nondiscrimination protections
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Lance Berkman is a spokesman against an LGBT rights law in Houston - NBC Sports
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Retired MLB star Lance Berkman declares tolerance is 'killing our country' - The Washington Post
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Lance Berkman Believes Tolerance Is 'Killing This Country' – UPROXX
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Lance Berkman joins Astros HOF, 09/12/2021
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The Cardinals are hosting a superficial, injurious Pride Night - Beyond the Box Score
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The Legacy of Lance Berkman - Overtime Heroics
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Games of the decade -- 2005 NLDS: Astros 7, Braves 6 - ESPN
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Kurkjian's October tales -- The paranoid pitcher, the biggest Reds fan in the nursery ward and more - ESPN
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Berkman arrives at Cardinals spring training
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Nondiscrimination ordinance puts Houston at the center of latest LGBT rights battle - Los Angeles Times
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Why the onslaught of religious freedom laws?