Chuck Norris, Actor and Martial Artist, Dies at 86

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Chuck Norris spent decades using his platform to push back against LGBTQ+ equality, from fighting to keep gay members out of the Boy Scouts to endorsing Roy Moore — a candidate twice removed from the bench for defying marriage equality rulings. That legacy of exclusion can't be whitewashed by action-movie nostalgia. A public figure's political record matters just as much as the roles played on screen.