Court Hears Arguments About Transgender Employee Fired By Funeral Home
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month By Opposing Discrimination In The Name Of Religion
October marks LGBTQ History Month—a month dedicated to celebrating icons of the LGBTQ community. This LGBTQ History Month and every month, Americans United is proud to stand with our LGBTQ neighbors and oppose discrimination in the name of religion.
Most Americans Believe Religion Is No Excuse To Discriminate Against The LGBTQ Community
A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) revealed that at 53 percent, the majority of Americans oppose restricting the rights of the LGBTQ community. An even more promising finding for America’s future: About two-thirds of young adults believe wedding-based businesses should not be allowed to refuse services to same-sex couples on religious grounds.
Michigan Law Allowing State-Contracted Foster Care Organizations To Use Religion As Excuse To Turn Away Families Challenged In Court
Join Americans United In Pledging That Religious Freedom Is About Fairness
We Hope The US Supreme Court Comes Down On The Right Side Of History In Colorado Bakery Case
The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission this term. The case may have a huge impact on the meaning of religious freedom in the United States.
Justice Department Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting Bakery That Discriminated Against Same-Sex Couple
The Religious Right’s ‘Nashville Statement’ Is Just A Rehash Of Tired Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
West Virginia County Apologizes For Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couple Who Applied For A Marriage License
Last year, Amanda Abramovich and Samantha Brookover were harassed by a West Virginia county clerk who ranted at them as they applied for a wedding license. The clerk called them an “abomination” and declared her belief that the same-sex couple shouldn’t be allowed to marry. Today, thanks to Amanda and Samantha’s courage to stand up to discrimination, Gilmer County has promised that other same-sex couples won’t face similar harassment that ruins their wedding days.
Private School Voucher, Anti-Transgender Bills That Threatened Religious Freedom Dead For Now In Texas
Wyoming Judge Asks Supreme Court For Permission To Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
Georgia GOP Committee To Debate Resolution Urging Gubernatorial Candidates To Support "Religious Freedom" Legislation
Texas House Considers Anti-Transgender Bill That Threatens Religious Freedom
The Texas legislature is back in a special session called by Governor Greg Abbott (R) and the Senate has wasted no time passing troubling measures, including an anti-transgender bathroom ban. Now the action moves to the Texas House of Representatives. Although the House voted down similar bills in the regular session and the Speaker has promised to block it, the fight is far from over for this legislation.
Kim Davis Refused To Recognize Marriage Equality, And Now Kentucky Taxpayers May Pay For That
Florist Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Reconsider Decision Holding That It Does Not Have The Right To Deny Services To Same-Sex Couples
The Texas Legislature Is Meeting For A Special Session And Has A Second Chance To Pass Bad Legislation
The Trump Administration Had A Busy Week of Cozying Up To Religious Right Leaders
In today's Wall of Separation blog post, Americans United Legislative Assistant Director Dena Sher outlined the steps the Trump administration and its allies took against church-state separation last week, including US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' speech to Alliance Defending Freedom.
