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Ga. Senate OK’s religious freedom bill critics say will allow LGBT discrimination
The Georgia bill is one of a wave of measures surfacing in at least a dozen states that critics say would legalize discrimination against LGBT people.
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Mo. bill would make issuing same-sex marriage licenses a fireable offense
A Missouri legislator has introduced a bill that would make it illegal for the state to enforce a marriage other than between a man and a woman and could lead to the firing of government employees who issue such licenses.
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Benhams working to defeat Charlotte ‘depraved’ non-discrimination ordinance
David and Jason Benham say they’re working to defeat a proposed LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Charlotte, N.C., which David Benham called “so depraved and just absolutely craziness.”
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The phantom roadmap to LGBT discrimination
Scheming villains thirst to rollback the progress our nation has attained toward full LGBT equality. But, could they actually do it? Insidious laws like Arkansas’ innocent-sounding “Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act” (SB 202) may provide the roadmap.
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W.Va. Senate leader: ‘No way’ we’re considering LGBT discrimination bill
West Virginia Senate Majority Leader Mitch Carmichael says there’s “no way” his chamber will consider a proposal to nullify local ordinances that protect LGBT people from housing and employment discrimination.
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West Virginia House panel advances bill to nullify local LGBT protections
A West Virginia House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would nullify local nondiscrimination ordinances that critics said amounted to “legislative gay bashing.”
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Why do bakeries have to sell wedding cakes for same-sex ceremonies?
Why do some bakeries have to sell gay wedding cakes, but they don’t have to sell cakes with homophobic slurs? And what’s REALLY at stake here? Unfurrow your confused brow with this Fireside Chat from Matt Baume.
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Arkansas Senate panel rejects anti-LGBT ‘conscience-protection’ bill
A “conscience-protection” proposal in Arkansas that critics call an attempt to sanction discrimination against gays and lesbians has failed before a legislative panel.
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Indiana Senate approves bill allowing discrimination against LGBT people
The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to refuse services for same-sex weddings because of religious beliefs.
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Walmart criticizes Arkansas ‘conscience protection’ religious freedom bill
Walmart on Tuesday criticized a “conscience protection” measure in the retail giant’s home state that opponents say sanctions discrimination against gays and lesbians, while Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also expressed concerns about the legislation.