All posts tagged "public accommodations"
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LGBTQ groups urge North Carolina governor to veto fake “repeal” bill
On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that purports to “repeal” the state’s anti-LGBT HB 2 law while keeping some of its more objectionable and...
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North Carolina leaders agree to fake “repeal” of HB 2
In the showdown between Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly over HB 2, it was the governor who blinked first. As a...
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Washington State Supreme Court rejects anti-gay florist’s appeal
On Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court reaffirmed a lower court decision finding that a florist cannot cite her religious beliefs as justification for refusing to...
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Cleveland City Council approves pro-transgender bathroom ordinance
Council votes to allow transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity
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Massachusetts governor says he’d sign transgender rights bill
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has finally stepped off the fence on a transgender nondiscrimination bill working its way through the Massachusetts General Assembly, saying...
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Missouri anti-gay constitutional amendment stalls in committee
LGBT residents of the Show Me State have gotten a temporary reprieve after efforts to place a constitutional amendment that would have targeted them for...
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Mississippi governor signs “religious freedom” bill into law
Move over, North Carolina. You’ve just been one-upped by Mississippi on the anti-LGBT front. On Tuesday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed into law a...
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ACLU challenging North Carolina’s HB 2 that overturned LGBT ordinances
Here come the lawsuits, North Carolina. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with the ACLU of North Carolina, Lambda Legal and Equality North Carolina,...
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North Carolina calls special session to block Charlotte LGBT ordinance
The North Carolina Legislature is convening a special session on Wednesday to block a pro-LGBT rights ordinance that was approved by the Charlotte City Council last...
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Lessons from South Dakota
The transgender community's successful stop of a bill offers lessons for states facing anti-trans initiatives
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Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering an anti-LGBT amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit the state from penalizing clergy or business owners who object...
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ACLU warns of coming wave of “religious exemption” bills
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning that social conservatives and anti-LGBT advocates could be intending to push laws and policies that would legalize discrimination...
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N.Y. governor’s executive order will expand transgender protections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) plans to issue an executive order that will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education and public accommodations....
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Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against same-sex couple
An Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against a same-sex couple when its owners rejected the pair’s request to hold their civil union ceremony in 2011,...
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Kim Davis mentioned in first round of second GOP debate
The first round of the second GOP debate featured a heated showdown between the four second-tier candidates over the issue of religious liberty for people...
