Word: second-class
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...spite of Summers’ reluctance to enter the fray, the University has an obligation to take formal action against this amendment because the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is discriminatory and makes second-class citizens of gay Americans...
...decision, the state’s highest court decided that the Massachusetts constitution “forbids the creation of second-class citizens” and that the state must allow homosexual couples to marry...
...continue to build a culture of life in America.” But the only abhorrent thing about this bill is that, as Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) declared, it denies women their rights of privacy and choice and demotes them to the rank of “second-class citizens...
...families. Bush’s own proclamation reeks of this hypocrisy. “We must continue our work to create a compassionate, welcoming society, where all people are treated with dignity and respect.” Yet, this same society is one where BGLT people are treated as second-class citizens, denied access to the institution of marriage...
...study commissioned by the president of Princeton University, Shirley M. Tilghman, has found that female faculty members in the sciences and engineering are regularly subjected to gender discrimination and feel like second-class citizens in their departments. Like many things in academia, the climate among faculty sets a tone that filters down to graduate and undergraduate students. Sexist behavior that makes women feel unwelcome in the sciences is deplorable, and it is reassuring that Princeton has devoted attention to combat this systemic problem...