Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-same sex marriage web designer
I know many aren't surprised by the ruling, and I'm not either.
The dispute was one of several to land before the justices in the wake of its 2015 landmark decision establishing the right to same-sex marriage that raised the question of whether a business owner can refuse service to LGBTQ customers because of their religious beliefs.
In 2018, the high court sided with a Colorado baker who was sued after he refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, but did not address whether a business can deny services to LGBTQ people. Instead, the Supreme Court said the state's Civil Rights Commission was hostile to baker Jack Phillips' religious beliefs in violation of the First Amendment.
In the years after, the Supreme Court declined to clarify whether states could force religious business owners to create messages that violate their conscience. But the court's rightward shift, solidified by former President Donald Trump's appointment of three justices, raised concerns that the Supreme Court would erode LGBTQ rights by allowing businesses to deny services to LGBTQ customers.
For full transparency, I edited the above to correct a typo from the news article. It originally said, "LGBTQ peple" which I feel confident is meant to be "LGBTQ people."
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"10 Facts About the History of LGBTQ Pride Month"
Not just a listicle, some great segments and content in this.
2. The Stonewall riots were not America's first LGBTQ uprising.
In May 1959, a group of LGBTQ individuals who were fed up with being mistreated by the police fought back at Cooper Do-Nuts in Los Angeles. According to Out, the group, which was led by several transgender women, “pelted officers with donuts, coffee, and paper plates until they were forced to retreat and return with larger numbers.” It is believed to be the first documented LGBTQ uprising in U.S. history.
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FDA proposes easing limitations for blood donation from gay and bisexual men
The proposed guidance would not be gender-specific and would allow some men who have sex with men to donate based on risk assessment questions. People who have had only one sexual partner in the past three months would be allowed to donate blood. If someone has had a new sexual partner or more than one sexual partner—and had anal sex—in the past three months, they would need to wait another three months before donating.
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Yesterday's House of Representative Vote to Codify Gay Marriage
Found on reddit's /r/dataisbeautiful. The vote was 267-157. Here's the look of how every congressional district's representative voted.
"Congress should provide additional reassurance that marriage equality is a matter of settled law. All married people building their lives together must know that the government must respect and recognize their marriage for all-time," Nadler continued.
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After being passed by the House, the bill moves to a split Senate where Republican support is possible, too, if fragmented. It's unclear if and when the upper chamber will take it up, given other business and a looming recess.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised "to look at everything that we can do to deal with these issues," but he has not committed to taking up this bill before the Senate leaves for August.
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