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BREAKING: Gov. Tate Reeves will sign #SB2536, banning transgender athletes in K-12 and college from playing on teams that correspond to their gender.
A trans man, for example, will have to play on the women's team under the "Mississippi Fairness Act." 1/ mississippifreepress.org/9879/gov-reeve…
A trans man, for example, will have to play on the women's team under the "Mississippi Fairness Act." 1/ mississippifreepress.org/9879/gov-reeve…
“As thousands die each day of COVID-19 and millions of Americans are out of work, some state legislatures have chosen to attack, demean & dehumanize their constituents rather than focus on delivering relief and assistance.”—@HRC President @AlphonsoDavid 2/
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“Today...Mississippi became the first state to take the plunge by passing legislation specifically attacking transgender children. Mississippi is so determined to be on the wrong side of history that it's defying the evidence in favor of discrimination.” 3/mississippifreepress.org/9879/gov-reeve…
Makes ke sick to think the Supreme Court is deciding today whether or not I deserve the same civil rights protections against being fired for who I am as anyone else.
A married gay man is running for POTUS in 2019, but days like this remind me equal rights is still a fight. 🏳️🌈
A married gay man is running for POTUS in 2019, but days like this remind me equal rights is still a fight. 🏳️🌈
The outcome of today's hearings could determine whether orgs like @SouthernEqual see a viable path in challenging Mississippi's #HB1523, which made it legal for businesses to refuse to serve LGBT people based on religious beliefs about marriage or gender.
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A federal judge struck down #HB1523 in 2016, but the conservative 5th Circuit overturned the ruling, saying the plaintiffs did not have standing because the law had not been invoked to discriminate against them (the law had not even gone into effect bc the judge had blocked it).
NEW: A Mississippi venue allegedly cancelled a couple's wedding plans after discovering the couple was a black man + a white woman.
"We don’t do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race—I mean, our Christian belief," a woman says.
More: deepsouthvoice.com/index.php/2019…
"We don’t do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race—I mean, our Christian belief," a woman says.
More: deepsouthvoice.com/index.php/2019…
I called the wedding venue today to find out why they cancelled the wedding for the interracial couple. A man answered. I told him why he was calling and if refusing interracial couples really is their policy.
"No comment," he said, quickly hanging up.
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"No comment," he said, quickly hanging up.
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IMPORTANT: This comes after the MS Legislature passed & Gov. @PhilBryantMS signed 2 "religious freedom" laws—#SB2681 in 2014 & #HB1523 in 2016—making it easier for businesses to discriminate against LGBT people. #MSleg
Supporters said they wouldn't affect interracial couples.
Supporters said they wouldn't affect interracial couples.
