Most religious Americans support nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people: survey
Regardless of faith, the vast majority of U.S. adults support LGBTQ+ protections.
March 4, 2025
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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.
March 12, 2024
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.
April 2, 2021
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."
April 17, 2016
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.
March 19, 2021
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.
March 20, 2018
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.
November 11, 2024
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.
March 7, 2024
Poll: Public Support Grows for Anti-LGBTQ Businesses
Support is on the rise for religious-based refusals by wedding businesses like Masterpiece Cakeshop.
August 9, 2018
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.
December 11, 2014
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.
December 11, 2014
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.
March 9, 2023
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.
March 26, 2021
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.
December 31, 2018
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.Â
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April 5, 2016
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.
March 5, 2009
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.
March 3, 2021
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.
March 8, 2016
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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July 31, 2014
What are 'Religious Freedom' laws, and how are they used against LGBTQ+ people?
Just how far does religious freedom go? Many human rights experts believe it's already gone too far.
April 2, 2025
Trump's 'Conscience Rule' Is a Perversion of Religious Freedom
Protecting homophobic and transphobic doctors is the opposite of divine.
May 13, 2019