GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions (AP)

[Odoreida]

GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions
https://apnews.com/9679bebf729e11243abfd8bdba9728e3

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The bill that Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart plans to unveil would shield LGBTQ individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, education, and other public services — while also carving out exemptions for religious organizations to act based on beliefs that may exclude those of different sexual orientations or gender identities. Stewart’s bill counts support from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but it has yet to win a backer among House Democrats who unanimously supported a more expansive LGBTQ rights measure in May.

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[Ohiogal]

1. So ....

One set of rules for sanctimonious Christians, and another set of rules for everyone else?

[Odoreida]

3. Well technically it could be any religion ...

... including one made up on the spur of the moment by a landlord or employer who doesn't want gays around.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. If you don't want to discriminate, it's illegal, but if you do, it's legal.

Hard to design a less effective law.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. What bullshit.

Of course, the very idea of the bill is absurd, because as we all know, LGBTQ civil rights ended with marriage equality, and it was that day, we no longer were minorities, so why the need for such a bill?

Just in case, that was directed at RW assholes like the sponsor of the bill and those who seem to think "gay" doesn't qualify as "diversity"! They can all just FUCK OFF!

[Duncan Grant]

5. Brought to you by Liberty University Law School (Jerry Falwell's revenge).

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