All posts tagged "discrimination"
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Washington florist who refused service to gays appeals to Supreme Court
Barronelle Stutzman claims Washington's nondiscrimination law violates her religious conscience
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New bill in Congress would clarify limits on RFRA’s religious protections
Civil rights and social justice advocates are applauding a bill that would clarify that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act cannot be used to infringe...
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Jeff Sessions plans to issue guidance on religious liberty protections
Transcript of Attorney General's speech to conference of anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom released
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Lawsuit challenges Puerto Rico’s refusal to issue transgender birth certificates
Lawyers representing three transgender residents of Puerto Rico and an LGBTQ advocacy group have filed papers urging a federal court to strike down Puerto Rico’s...
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Survey shows majority of Americans oppose anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” laws
Almost no religious, political, or racial sub-group supports allowing business owners to turn away LGBTQ customers
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SCOTUS church decision could impact LGBTQ people, advocates warn
Worry stems from concerns over possible erosion of church-state separation and right to discriminate
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5th Circuit allows Mississippi “religious freedom” law to go into effect
The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a preliminary injunction against Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people and others...
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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
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Department of Education issues new guidance on transgender students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to employees on how best to deal with discrimination complaints lodged...
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Texas governor signs anti-LGBTQ adoption bill into law
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that allows adoption or foster care agencies to refuse to place children with certain prospective...
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Charlotte Pride Parade rejects Gays for Trump float
Conservatives are in an uproar over the “intolerance” of the gay Left after the Charlotte Pride Parade rejected a request to allow “Gays for Trump” to...
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Russian store puts up “no entry for faggots” sign
Even though Russian law prohibits sexual discrimination, German Sterligov reserves the right to refuse to serve gays
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Trump birth control regulation could threaten LGBTQ health rights
Regulation would allow more employers, even for-profit companies, to refuse to cover medically necessary treatments
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Betsy DeVos: States should decide if schools taking taxpayer money can discriminate
Betsy DeVos artfully dodged questions from members of Congress about whether schools that receive taxpayer money in the form of vouchers should be allowed to discriminate...
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NBA awards 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte in spite of anti-transgender law
Following the in-name-only repeal of its controversial HB 2 law, North Carolina will host to the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. The weekend’s festivities will be played...
