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Indiana House OKs sweeping religious freedom bill that allows anti-LGBT discrimination
The Indiana House approved by a wide margin a proposal strengthening protections for religious objections in state law that opponents say provides legal cover for discrimination against LGBT people.
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Judge: ‘Plausible’ case of discrimination of transgender man at Minnesota hospital
Jakob Rumble, who’s identified in court records as a transgender man, said his gender identity was disregarded when he went to the emergency room at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.
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Jeb Bush supports ‘license to discriminate’ religious freedom bills
Likely GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush says he supports legislation that would allow businesses and individuals to refuse services on the basis their religious beliefs.
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California may soon ban discrimination against transgender jurors
The measure passed in the state House without debate on a 63-2 vote Thursday. It now goes to the Senate.
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Missouri lawmakers add to wave of anti-LGBT legislation with eight bills
Missouri is adding to the wave of anti-equality legislation being filed across the nation with the introduction of eight bills targeting the LGBT community thus far this legislative session.
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Second Florida House panel advances transgender bathroom bill
A Florida state House panel on Tuesday advanced a bill that would limit individuals to using the public restrooms that correspond with their “biological sex, either male or female, at birth.”
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Missouri lawmaker files two ‘bathroom’ bills targeting transgender community
The bills are intended to “stoke the fear of transgender people portrayed as predators,” says Missouri’s statewide LGBT advocacy group.
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Luxury D.C. hotel faces discrimination complaint from gay, former employee
“They called me ‘faggot,’” he said. “They called me probably a loser because I’m a faggot.”
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Foes step up action on Indiana bill that would allow anti-LGBT discrimination
Freedom Indiana organizers argue the bill could override civil rights ordinances in several cities that go beyond state law to include discrimination protections for LGBT people.
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Utah’s LGBT rights bill is a trojan horse for the religious right’s agenda
There were both cheers and tears as many in the Utah LGBTQ community celebrated the passage of a workplace and housing nondiscrimination law, but behind closed doors, I suspect it’s actually the leaders of the Religious Right who are cheering the hardest.