West Virginia House passes legislation that would increase discrimination

An anti-LGBT bill (HB 4012) is being pushed in the West Virginia state legislature that would put LGBT people — and West Virginians of all walks of life — at risk for discrimination. HB 4012 passed the House 72-26, one of several anti-LGBT bills introduced this session in the West Virginia legislature. HB 4012 would allow any…

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Mississippi’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill passes state legislature

After differing versions of Mississippi’s so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” passed the House and Senate, yesterday a conference committee reported out a final bill that fails to prohibit discrimination against customers based on business owners’ personal religious beliefs.  Tonight the final bill passed both houses of the Mississippi legislature and now heads to the desk of Gov….

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South Carolina Legislature withholds college funds over gay reading material

Despite their best efforts, state Democratic legislators in South Carolina failed to persuade their Republican counterparts to restore funds to two colleges that have included two gay-themed books as part of a required reading curriculum at public colleges. Multiple votes on the issue proved devastating to those who supported the text. College of Charleston students…

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