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Lambda Legal Applauds President Obama for Supporting Banning ‘Ex-gay Therapy’ for Minors
 
“So-called ‘ex-gay therapy’ devastates LGBT people and their families, and we commend the president for speaking out against these dangerous and discredited practices.”
 
Today President Obama condemned efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity – sometimes referred to as “ex-gay”, “conversion” or “reparative” therapy – for minors.
 
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Facing tremendous economic damage and mounting public pressure, particularly from leading businesses both in and outside of the state, Indiana lawmakers today moved to limit the scope and application of the state Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in important ways. However, the proposal fails to explicitly ensure that the RFRA won’t be used to undermine the full scope of Indiana existing non-discrimination laws. The proposal… Read the rest

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In celebration of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Florida, Casa Marina and The Reach, Waldorf Astoria Resorts in Key West, are now offering a “United at Last” package for same-sex weddings. The package includes a complimentary suite upgrade for the newly united couple, personalized welcome amenity and turndown service of a bottle of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries on the special night. The package also… Read the rest

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Today, in response to the announcement that Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson will ask the Arkansas Legislature to recall the discriminatory H.B. 1228, amend it to mirror the provisions of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and that he will consider an executive order granting an unspecified set of protections for LGBT state employees, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released this statement from its President, Chad… Read the rest

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The Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC) calls on Georgia legislators to put an end to the proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA). The RFRA is morally offensive and detrimental to the businesses and people of Georgia. Laws allowing religious exemptions to discriminate are a desperate and callous backlash against the success of marriage equality and other advances for the LGBT community.    
 
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Today the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, endorsed the “Fairness for All Hoosiers Act” as a solution to stop the damage caused by the new Indiana anti-LGBT religious discrimination law signed in to law by Governor Pence.
“All Hoosiers, from Gary to Indianapolis to Evansville, deserve to be treated fairly and equally regardless of who… Read the rest

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The American Federation of Government Employees, the nation’s largest union representing federal workers, today denounced the new Indiana law that opens the door to state-sanctioned discrimination.
“Allowing businesses to discriminate against members of the LGBT community or anyone else is wrong, regardless of the reason. Our nation repudiated legal discrimination more than 50 years ago, and we’re not going back,” said Augusta Thomas, AFGE’s national… Read the rest

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Indiana Governor signs overly vague anti-LGBT bill in to law allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities
spite of overwhelming opposition by corporations and civil rights advocates, the Governor of the “Crossroads of America”, Mike Pence, today signed in to law a sweeping bill allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT… Read the rest

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Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed California Attorney General Kamala Harris for seeking to stop an abhorrent and unconstitutional proposed ballot initiative that would seek to criminalize same-sex relationships and potentially threaten those convicted with death.
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A broad and growing chorus of voices including human rights groups, over 30 law scholars, NBA star Jason Collins, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, SalesForce, and Gen Con – Indianapolis’s largest attended conference, is urging Indiana Governor Mike Pence to veto the anti-lgbt religious exemption bill, SB 101. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) also announced that its leaders are reconsidering having their convention in Indianapolis… Read the rest

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