Supreme Court Declines to Hear Mississippi Anti-LGBTQ Law
March 28, 2018
Petitioners in Mississippi will have to wait to have their day before the U.S. Supreme Court, after their challenge to an anti-LGBTQ law was declined by the high court.
Lgbtq and Law - Universal Life Church
Sixth Circuit Decides Influential Transgender Case
April 27, 2018
Recently, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that religious beliefs do not permit employers to discriminate against transgender employees, finding that a violation of Title VII.
Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act
March 16, 2018
A bill just passed by the Georgia Senate allows adoption organizations to discriminate against LGBT parents if they invoke sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Second Circuit Rules on Title VII in Zarda Case
March 9, 2018
A second federal circuit court has ruled the Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses sexual orientation discrimination.
Category: LGBTQ and Law Federal Law
Tag: Civil Rights Act LGBT Rights LGBTQ discrimination Title VII
Missouri Supreme Court to Hear Two LGBT Cases
February 22, 2018
The Missouri Supreme Court is positioned to hear two LGBT rights cases that may break ground in how to interpret sex discrimination.
Anti-LGBT Group Sues Tampa for Banning Conversion Therapy
February 8, 2018
The city of Tampa, Florida recently banned conversion therapy, but now an anti-LGBT group called Liberty Counsel is suing the city.
Category: LGBTQ and Law
LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Law Passed in Morgantown, West Virginia
February 2, 2018
Morgantown, West Virginia recently added a non-discrimination law to protect LGBTQ individuals as part of a human rights ordinance.
Supreme Court Divided Over Cake Case
January 19, 2018
A bakery owner refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple due to his religious beliefs.
California Becomes First State to Approve LGBTQ History Books
January 5, 2018
California recently became part of LGBTQ history when its board of education approved 10 history textbooks involving LGBTQ events for K-8 classrooms.
Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws
Mississippi’s Religious Exemption Law May Head to Supreme Court
December 15, 2017
A bakery owner refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple due to his religious beliefs.