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A Massachusetts state law that is designed to protect transgender individuals from discrimination in areas like restrooms has been affirmed by a statewide referendum.

Massachusetts Affirms Transgender Protection Law

November 13, 2018

A Massachusetts state law that is designed to protect transgender individuals from discrimination in areas like restrooms has been affirmed by a statewide referendum.

Category: LGBTQ and Law

Tag: anti-LGBT law Massachusetts referendum transgender transgender issues

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How Justice Kavanaugh Could Alter Landmark Cases

November 9, 2018

Newly appointed Justice Kavanaugh could alter the outcome of many landmark cases that may appear before the Supreme Court.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Religious Discrimination Federal Law

Tag: abortion law Affordable Care Act anti-LGBT law obamacare Obergefell v. Hodges

Two teachers in Pennsylvania initiate legal action against their school, claiming they faced discrimination over required Christian retreats.

Educators Sue Over Religious Discrimination

November 7, 2018

Two teachers in Pennsylvania initiate legal action against their school, claiming they faced discrimination over required Christian retreats.

Category: Church and schools

Tag: church and schools First Amendment ministerial exception religion in school

Legislators in New York passed a prohibition on â€œgay and trans panicâ€ defenses in criminal cases in an attempt to end discriminatory legal strategies.

Clarksdale Passes Non-Discrimination Ordinance

November 2, 2018

While Mississippi is one of 30 states that do not have LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination laws, several changes have recently occurred on the local level.

Category: LGBTQ and Law

Tag: anti-LGBT law LGBTQ discrimination LGBTQ rights non-discrimination policy

A Christian adoption agency in New York won a lawsuit against the state over its refusal to serve same-sex and unmarried couples.

Court Allows Challenge to Michigan Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Laws

October 30, 2018

A federal judge in Michigan ruled that a lawsuit challenging the power of religious affiliated adoption agencies can proceed.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Religious Law

Tag: anti-LGBT law Establishment Clause religious freedom act separation of church and state

Various lawsuits have been filed against churches involving real estate issues and perceived discrimination or neglect.

Indiana School Suspends Teacher Over Same-Sex Marriage

October 26, 2018

Recently in Indiana, a Catholic high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after it was determined that she joined in a same-sex marriage.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Church and schools State Laws

Tag: anti-discrimination laws anti-LGBT law catholic ministerial exception Same-Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a Florida town of a lower court's ruling allowing a lawsuit to move forward over a prayer vigil.

Debate Ensues after Prayer Circle Held at Michigan School

October 23, 2018

Michigan’s Lake City community is responding after the school removed a video depicting a “family prayer circle” from social media.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: church and schools prayer at school

Directive on Religious Exemption Issued

October 19, 2018

A directive was recently issued that allows federal contractors to raise religious freedom as a defense when they are charged with job discrimination.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Religious Discrimination Federal Law

Tag: anti-LGBT law executive order LGBTQ rights religious freedom restoration act supreme court