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Even in red states, the vast majority of Americans support LGBTQ+ protection laws

Most Americans support nondiscrimination laws and other protections, and a large number of them intend to vote based on it. However, those numbers are on the decline according to a new survey.

Montana Advances Religious Refusals, Anti-Trans Bills

The religious refusals bill is on its way to Gov. Greg Gianforte, while an anti-transgender sports bill may soon be.

SNL Takes on the 'Religious Refusals' Argument -- Hilariously

Vanessa Bayer stars as a small-town baker who refuses to make a cake for a gay couple's wedding — or to say, "God is gay."

Will Arkansas Governor Sign 'Religious Refusals' Health Care Bill?

Gov. Asa Hutchinson hasn't said if he supports the bill, which opponents warn will lead to discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and others.

We Can Stop Trump's 'Religious Refusals' in the Health Care Industry

A week remains for voicing opposition to a dangerous anti-LGBT assault on our lives.

Washington restaurant illegally refuses to cater same-sex wedding, citing religious beliefs

What’s old is new again in America, and so is the push to discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans.

North Dakota allows doctors to refuse trans health care in the name of 'religious freedom'

A North Dakota court has permitted doctors to refuse to perform gender-affirming surgeries, and allowed employers to refuse to cover all gender-affirming care.

Poll: Public Support Grows for Anti-LGBTQ Businesses

Support is on the rise for religious-based refusals by wedding businesses like Masterpiece Cakeshop.

Kan. Lawmakers Plan to Revive 'License to Discriminate' Bill

They want to give legal cover to those who cite religious beliefs in refusing to serve same-sex couples.

Kan. Lawmakers Plan to Revive 'License to Discriminate' Bill

They want to give legal cover to those who cite religious beliefs in refusing to serve same-sex couples.

Tennessee May Allow Clerks to Refuse Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

A bill passed by the House and pending in the Senate would allow anyone to refuse to solemnize a marriage that offends their conscience or religious beliefs.

New Ad: 'Governors Signing Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Should Be Ashamed'

It comes as more harmful bills are signed into law -- a discriminatory "religious refusals" bill in Arkansas and an anti-transgender sports bill in Tennessee.

2019 Supreme Court Preview: Danger Ahead

The court, with a new conservative majority, has been asked to hear cases on the trans military ban, antigay discrimination, and religious refusals.

Miss. Enacts Anti-LGBT 'Religious Liberty' Law

The new law will allow businesses, individuals, and broadly defined "religiously affiliated organizations" to refuse service to LGBT people, and effectively denounces transgender people's identities. 

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Obama May Kill Religious-Based Health Restrictions

Obama may be rescinding a disastrous health policy the Bush administration tried to impose in December allowing health care officials to refuse treatment based on religious beliefs.

Montana Senate Approves Two Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Sends to House

Sen. Bryce Bennett (pictured), who is gay, spoke against a religious refusals bill and legislation that would make it harder for trans Montanans to obtain an updated birth certificate.

Georgia's Governor Understands Christian Values

In opposing 'religious refusal' legislation that would enable anti-LGBT discrimination, Gov. Nathan Deal is practicing true Christianity, says Believe Out Loud's James Rowe.

Senators Seek License to Discriminate in Adoption

Two Republican senators have introduced legislation that would ensure religiously affiliated adoption agencies don't lose state or federal funding, even if they refuse to place kids with LGBT prospective parents.

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Trump's 'Conscience Rule' Is a Perversion of Religious Freedom

Protecting homophobic and transphobic doctors is the opposite of divine.

Op-ed: 'Religious Discrimination' Laws Aren't About Religion

Julian Bond was at the forefront of the civil rights battles of the mid-20th century. He says the 'religious discrimination' bills now cropping up all over the nation are a return to the institutional intolerance of those days.

Most Americans Say Religion Is No Excuse for Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination: Survey

That was the finding of a NORC/Williams Institute study, but a Pew Research Center poll turned up opposite results.