• Religious Exemptions and Discrimination against LGBT ...

    2018/03/08 · Summary All anybody is trying to do is live their lives and be given the service, be treated with respect as anyone else is treated. All we want is equality. –Petra E., Biloxi, MS, October 4, 2017

  • Religion-Based Discrimination Against LGBT People ...

    2020/06/11 · Religious freedom is a fundamental American value that we cherish and work hard to defend. However, as LGBT people gain greater equality under the law, we are seeing a troubling push to allow anyone, including businesses, to use their religious beliefs to discriminate.Nobody should be turned away from a business, refused service …

  • New Tennessee Law Deepens Discrimination Against …

    2020/06/09 · New Tennessee Law Deepens Discrimination Against LGBT People Lawmakers Should Reject Bills Harming LGBT People, Children Ryan Thoreson Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights ...

  • Is There a Religious Right to Discriminate Against LGBT ...

    2018/07/18 · The disputes are the latest battleground in the ongoing effort by some religious conservatives to license discrimination in the name of religion. These religious exemptions are a core strategy for undermining LGBT equality in many contexts , which have grave consequences for LGBT people and others when accessing health care, …

  • Religious Liberty' and the Anti-LGBT Right | Southern ...

    2016/02/11 · The hardline religious-right groups that have long relied on the use of demonizing falsehoods to justify discrimination against LGBT people have not simply folded their tents and walked away. Rather, they have used their large megaphone to create a dangerous new narrative that portrays Christians who object to homosexuality …

  • Using Religion to Discriminate | American Civil Liberties …

    2019/03/05 · With increasing frequency, we are seeing individuals and institutions claiming a right to discriminate—by refusing to provide services to women and LGBT people—based on religious objections. The discrimination takes many forms, including the following:Religiously affiliated schools firing women because they became …

  • Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care | HRW

    2018/07/23 · The regulation would broaden existing religious exemptions by codifying definitions so vague and open-ended that they could easily be invoked as a pretext to justify discrimination against LGBT ...

  • United States: State Laws Threaten LGBT Equality | …

    2020/06/09 · Religious Exemptions and Discrimination against LGBT People in the United States Download the full report in English …

  • End the Use of Religion to Discriminate | American Civil ...

    2016/08/04 · Religious freedom in America means that we all have a right to our religious beliefs, but this does not give us the right to use our religion to discriminate against and impose those beliefs on others who do not share them.

  • Religion and LGBT people - Wikipedia

    2006/07/16 · Religious views of LGBT people According to a 2006 Australian survey, LGBT Australians, compared to the general Australian population, were much more likely to have no religious affiliation, much less likely to be affiliated with a Christian denomination, and more likely to be affiliated with a non-Christian religion.

  • End the Use of Religion to Discriminate | American Civil ...

    2016/08/04 · Religious freedom in America means that we all have a right to our religious beliefs, but this does not give us the right to use our religion to discriminate against and impose those beliefs on others who do not share them.

  • AOC invokes her faith and Jesus Christ in screed saying ...

    2020/02/28 · AOC invokes her faith and Jesus Christ in screed saying religious freedom is used for 'discrimination' and 'bigotry' against LGBT people Any religious person whose faith does not align with "progressive" orthodoxy on ...

  • Title IX religious exemptions, religious colleges, and ...

    Conflict about the religious freedom/liberty to discriminate Title IX religious exemptions, religious colleges, and discrimination against the LGBT community: Review about gender and how it is defined and determined, in case you are

  • Texas 'religious freedom' bill opens door to LGBT ...

    2019/07/15 · Civil rights advocates are condemning a proposed Texas law they say opens the door to discrimination against the LGBT community and religious minorities. The Texas state senate passed Senate Bill ...

  • Religious Groups Oppose LGBT Discrimination by ...

    2018/05/02 · Religious Groups Oppose LGBT Discrimination Clear majorities oppose policies allowing business owners to refuse service to LGBT customers ahead of Supreme Court ruling on a case involving the ...

  • LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace | Custis Law

    2019/07/31 · Unlike California’s FEHA, federal laws do not yet expressly protect LGBTQ employees from unlawful discrimination in the workplace. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) is the federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion.

  • 2016 LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bills and Religious …

    2016/01/06 · In Indiana, for example, a number of clergy have actively championed discrimination protections for LGBT people—not all religious groups want exemptions from these laws. And on the other side of ...

  • The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination Against LGBT ...

    2020/04/09 · Stigma and discrimination against LGBT workers can lead to economic instability, including lower wages and higher rates of poverty. Gallup polling data from 2012-2014 indicate that 30% percent of Texas LGBT adults and 26% of non-LGBT adults reported having a household income below $24,000.

  • Religious discrimination - Wikipedia

    Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the particular beliefs which they hold about a religion. This includes instances when adherents of different religions, denominations or non-religions are treated unequally due to their particular beliefs, either before the law or in institutional settings, such as ...

  • Religious Freedom Debate: Liberty To Some, Anti-Gay ...

    2017/03/03 · Religious Freedom Debate: Liberty To Some, Anti-Gay Discrimination To Others A showdown may be coming on the meaning of religious freedom, and LGBT advocates fear anti-discrimination protections ...

  • Religious Groups Oppose LGBT Discrimination by ...

    2018/05/02 · Religious Groups Oppose LGBT Discrimination Clear majorities oppose policies allowing business owners to refuse service to LGBT customers ahead of Supreme Court ruling on a case involving the ...

  • Texas 'religious freedom' bill opens door to LGBT ...

    2019/07/15 · Civil rights advocates are condemning a proposed Texas law they say opens the door to discrimination against the LGBT community and religious minorities. The Texas state senate passed Senate Bill ...

  • Religious freedom laws are 'harming LGBT people,' …

    2018/02/20 · Religious freedom laws are ‘harming LGBT people,’ says Human Rights Watch Jess Glass February 20 , 2018 (Getty) One of the largest human rights groups in the US has released a new report ...

  • Human Rights Law Centre - Explainer: Religious discrimination ...

    2018/10/25 · The Human Rights Law Centre has been working with the Equality Campaign and LGBTI community organisations to advocate for the removal of outdated exemptions from anti-discrimination laws which allow religious schools to expel LGBT students and fire LGBT teachers.

  • What Is Religious Discrimination and Accommodation?

    2019/06/25 · During an interview with a potential employee, if you ask any questions that cause him or her to discuss religious beliefs you may have committed religious discrimination. If you ask any questions that make your prospect admit the need for religious accommodation after hire, you may have discriminated against the …

  • The Role of the United Nations in Combatting …

    in the fight against homophobia, 2014 event on family diversity, 2015 event on the cost of discrimination, 2016 event on LGBT children and young people). Advocacy and policy advice: o OHCHR advocates for the protection

  • Movement Advancement Project | Religious Exemptions

    Title IX, Religious Exemptions and Campus Climate: LGBT Protections in Higher Education October 2018 - MAP's latest brief shows how the expansion of the ability of colleges and universities to claim a religious exemption to federal nondiscrimination laws can have a profoundly negative impact on LGBTQ students.

  • Religious discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

    Religious discrimination is valuing or treating a person or group differently because of what they do or do not believe. Specifically, it occurs when adherents of different religions (or denominations) are treated unequally, either before the law or in institutional settings such as employment or housing.

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    Americans are broadly supportive of laws that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing. Seven in ten (70%) Americans favor such laws, including more than one-third (35%) who strongly favor them.

  • Discrimination against asexual people - Wikipedia

    Discrimination against asexual people (also known as acephobia [1] [2] [3] or aphobia) [4] [5] [6] encompasses a range of negative attitudes, behaviours, and feelings toward asexuality or people who identify as part of the asexual.

  • Discrimination against asexual people - Wikipedia

    A different study, however, found little evidence of serious discrimination against asexuals because of their asexuality. [25] Having emerged more recently as an identity, asexual people often have less legal protection than gay , lesbian , and bisexual people, [26] although in New York , the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act …

  • HuffPost - Religious Liberty vs. LGBT Rights: How the …

    2015/05/26 · Earlier today a bill was signed into law in Indiana that will allow business owners to deny services to LGBT people based on religious objections. This comes on the heels of legislation enacted in Arkansas last month that prohibits local communities from implementing non-discrimination policies for LGBT people.

  • LGBTQ Americans Aren't Fully Protected From Discrimination ...

    States with Full LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections States with No LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections In 27 states, there are no explicit statewide laws at all protecting people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations:

  • Religiously-Motivated LGBT Discrimination | Americans …

    There are many attempts to legally permit religiously-motivated LGBT discrimination at the both the federal and state level. For example, in the summer 2014, when President Obama signed an executive order to extend protections of sexual orientation and gender identity to the anti-discrimination policies governing government contractors, the Religious …

  • 39 Shocking LGBT Discrimination Statistics - …

    2017/05/23 · 39 Shocking LGBT Discrimination Statistics May 23, 2017 May 20, 2017 by Brandon Gaille The LGBT community is statistically one of the most discriminated against demographics in the world today.

  • Anti-LGBT ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill is Back — and …

    2018/03/13 · Anti-LGBT ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill is Back — and Trump has Promised to Sign Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has reintroduced legislation in the U.S. Senate seen to enable anti-LGBT discrimination in the name of “religious freedom” — and President Trump made signing the legislation a campaign promise during the 2016 election.

  • Religious Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment ...

    2020/06/11 · Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion. The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any …

  • It’s Always Been About Discrimination for LGBT People ...

    2017/12/01 · They say to LGBT people, “you matter, and you shouldn’t be mistreated because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.” This case isn’t about the cake. It’s about a legacy of discrimination and devaluation and a rejection of our shared humanity.

  • LGBT employment discrimination in the United States - …

    The regulation of LGBT employment discrimination in the United States varies by jurisdiction. Many states and localities prohibit bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation, as well as ...

  • Fact Sheet: Religious Discrimination | U.S. Equal ...

    1997/01/15 · Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion (or lack of religious belief) in hiring, firing, or any other terms and conditions of employment.

  • Religious Conflict, Sexual Identity, and Suicidal Behaviors ...

    INTRODUCTION Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young adults are at disproportionate risk for experiencing distress and abuse. A recent meta-analysis by Friedman et al. (2011) found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents report higher rates of abuse, victimization, and bullying than their heterosexual peers.

  • Discrimination, violence against LGBTIQ+ remain prevalent …

    2020/04/16 · Four years after Australia recognised same sex marriages, discrimination against LGBTIQ+ persons remain prevalent, a new report has said. The report, endorsed by 202 NGOs across the country, has ...

  • Labor senators want schools' 'ethos' preserved in LGBT ...

    2018/10/17 · Labor has signalled that fixing the law to prevent discrimination against LGBT teachers may be accompanied by changes to allow religious schools to preserve their “ethos” and prevent ...

  • Should discrimination against the LGBT community …

    2019/07/29 · Yes. It’s unclear why we need to even ask this question. The government should provide protections for LGBT people for least two reasons: (1) homosexual behavior and transgender status/characteristics do not affect an

  • Scott Morrison will change the law to ban religious …

    2018/10/12 · Rodney Croome, a spokesman for the LGBT lobby group Just Equal, said since the Ruddock report was leaked “political leaders have decried discrimination against LGBTI kids in religious schools ...

  • The NCAA Wants Cities To Prove They Won't …

    2016/07/22 · In 2015, the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into Indiana law by Governor Mike Pence, the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's pick for vice president. The state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act was criticized for promoting discrimination against LGBT people.

  • Religious Beliefs May Not Provide an Exception for LGBT ...

    2014/10/31 · Discrimination Against LGBT Individuals Leads to Poor Health Care Outcomes Unfortunately, discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgendered individuals is pervasive in our health care system. Some providers give different treatment or different levels of treatment to LGBT patients, some provide treatment in a hostile …

  • LGBT in Britain - Hate Crime and Discrimination | …

    2020/04/24 · LGBT in Britain - Hate Crime and Discrimination is Stonewall's new research highlighting the shocking levels of hate crime and discrimination that LGBT people still face in Britain today. Based on YouGov polling of over 5000 LGBT people, the research reveals that anti-LGBT abuse extends far beyond acts of hate and violence …

  • Supreme Court decision on L.G.B.T. discrimination sets …

    2019/10/11 · How faith-based employers could be affected by a ruling in favor of L.G.B.T. employees remains to be seen. More than 20 states and Washington, D.C., have passed job protections for L.G.B.T. people.

  • Recognizing religious freedom as an LGBT issue | TheHill

    2018/06/12 · Against this backdrop, LGBT advocates expressed concern when former Gov. Sam Brownback, who signed an executive order in Kansas allowing wedding vendors to discriminate against same-sex couples ...