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Taylor Swift Urges Fans to Back Equal Pay for US Women's Soccer Team

Reuters

   LONDON - Singer Taylor Swift has urged her millions of fans to get
   behind the U.S. women's soccer team's fight for equal pay, saying the
   world champions had taken a "historic stand" for equality.

   Gender discrimination on pay was "happening everywhere," the American
   singer-songwriter said as she accepted the inaugural Icon Award at this
   year's Teen Choice Awards from Alex Morgan, co-captain of the women's
   team, on Sunday.

   "While they were winning the World Cup, they were also taking a
   historic stand in terms of gender equality, gender pay gap," said
   Swift, 29. "Please, please, please support her and her teammates
   because this isn't over yet. It's not resolved. Get online and talk
   about it."

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