New Jersey Bill Would Limit Vaccination Exemptions
June 28, 2018
New Jersey advanced a bill that would require children to receive a vaccination unless their parents explained how it violated their religious beliefs.
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Michigan Adds LGBTQ Protections to Civil Rights Department
July 11, 2018
A Michigan civil rights commission recently decided that discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation are included in sex discrimination.
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Anti-LGBTQ Laws Passed by Kansas and Oklahoma
June 22, 2018
Kansas and Oklahoma recently signed anti-LGBTQ laws that allow adoption and foster care agencies to follow religious beliefs when placing children.
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Webster Parish Passes New Religious Policy Exception
June 14, 2018
The Webster Parish School Board in Louisiana announced that it plans to adopt a new policy concerning religious expression in public schools.
Washington Passes Law Prohibiting Conversion Therapy
June 6, 2018
Washington recently became one of the latest states to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ people.
Lawsuit Against Ohio’s Prohibition of Gender Changes on Birth Certificates
May 18, 2018
A lawsuit was recently initiated against the State of Ohio for refusing to allow people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates.
Tennessee Passes “In God We Trust” Bill
May 4, 2018
A Tennessee bill that requires schools to prominently display the motto of “In God We Trust” is currently headed to the governor for his signature.
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.
Recent Case Involves Bullying and Religion
April 13, 2018
A private religious school in Texas is arguing that it is exempt from anti-discrimination laws after a student was subjected to racist bullying.
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.