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Religious Exemptions 2015: Love, Honor, Cherish in the Year of Nooooo!

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December 30, 2015

It is essential that we launch 2016 remaining staunch against efforts to create religious carve-outs, to expand beyond all recognition what religious freedom really means, and to turn civil rights laws perversely into tools for discrimination.

See Also: Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Blasts Newly Introduced Indiana Bill

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November 17, 2015

This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This doesn’t protect LGBT people—it is a road map for discrimination against LGBT people.

See Also: Indiana, Law and Policy Project
Lambda Legal Hails Passage of Human Relations Ordinance in Sedona, Arizona

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September 8, 2015

The Sedona, Arizona, City Council amended the City Code to include a new chapter prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, employment and housing on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, familial status, age, disability or veteran status.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Law and Policy Project
Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

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April 23, 2015

Two statements from Currey Cook,Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project National Director

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Ask Lambda Legal – Discrimination As Religion

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February 10, 2015

Q: I was reading about a bakery that didn’t want to make a wedding cake for a gay couple because it goes against the baker’s religion. Can’t the couple just go somewhere else?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Law and Policy Project

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