Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and believing that no one should have poorer life chances because of where, what or whom they were born. Equality recognizes that historically, certain groups of people — e.g. those of certain races, women, people with disabilities, gay men and lesbians, transgender people — have experienced discrimination, and that in a just society these injustices should be corrected.
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