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Report: Progress toward LGBT equality surprisingly ‘mixed’
An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest report Tuesday, and the assessment is surprisingly “mixed.”
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Idaho launches ‘pre-emptive’ strike to shield religious beliefs from gay rights
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers and conservative Christian allies who contend faith is under siege by gays, lesbians and the government are launching a “pre-emptive” strike to bolster rights of licensed professionals to refuse service or employment to those they conclude violate their religious beliefs.
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Kan. House panel hears testimony on bill allowing discrimination against gays
Opponents of same-sex marriage urged Kansas legislators Tuesday to approve new legal protections for bakeries, photographers and others who refuse for religious reasons to supply goods or services for same-sex ceremonies, anticipating that federal courts could soon strike down the state’s ban on such unions.
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Kan. lawmakers to consider bill allowing discrimination based on religious beliefs
TOPEKA, Kan. — With the legal climate uncertain for states banning gay marriage, Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal designed to allow individuals, groups and businesses to refuse to recognize or provide goods, services or benefits to gay couples based on their religious beliefs.
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S.D. to consider bills to allow businesses to refuse services for same-sex ceremonies
PIERRE, S.D. — Two bills filed in the South Dakota Legislature seek to protect clergy, church officials and businesspeople who refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages or receptions because of their religious beliefs.
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Family values group: Anti-discrimination laws are biased against Christians
In a new video from CitizenLink, the anti-gay political action affiliate of Focus on the Family, Stuart Shepard, CitizenLink’s senior director of media, says human rights and anti-discrimination laws designed to protect minorities are actually discriminatory toward Christians.
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Mo. governor Jay Nixon calls for workplace protections for gay workers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called on the state’s Republican-led Legislature to pass legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Poll: 60 percent of Utahns support LGBT housing, employment protections
SALT LAKE CITY — A new poll finds that 60 percent of Utahns say the state should adopt legal protections against discrimination of LGBT people in housing and the workplace.
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Va. tables bill to ban discrimination against LGBT state workers
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Senate committee on Monday tabled a bill that would have banned discrimination against state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Ariz. Senate panel approves bill to allow discrimination based on religious beliefs
PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate committee gave initial approval Thursday to a bill allowing people to claim that their religious beliefs led them to refuse service to gays or others.