Today, Virgina Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed an anti-LGBT bill that would have allowed businesses to discriminate against LGBT people based on their religious opposition to same-sex marriage. The Advocate reported that the bill would have prevented the state from penalizing businesses and individuals who cite faith-based grounds for discriminating against same-sex couples, transgender people, and…
Today, by a vote of 69-41, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of SB 2 – a law allowing “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objections.” McCrory said he…
Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has vetoed SB 2, a bill that would have allowed magistrates to opt out of performing same-sex marriages if they have a religious objection. Ahead of his veto McCory said, “I recognize that for many North Carolinians, including myself, opinions on same-sex marriage come from sincerely held religious beliefs…
Today Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a recently-passed bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on the basis of religious freedom. This morning, HRC delivered 65,000 petition signatures to Gov. Brewer calling on her to veto the bill. The so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act…
