ACLU files lawsuit over Mississippi anti-LGBT law

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

The American Civil Liberties Union said it filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to block a Mississippi law allowing people to deny wedding services to same-sex couples based on religious objections.

The lawsuit seeks a court injunction to stop the law from taking effect on July 1. The ACLU said the measure discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and is unconstitutional following a U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last year that legalized same-sex marriage.

The ACLU of Mississippi is suing on behalf of state residents Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas, a gay couple engaged to be married.

"At a time when we’re supposed to be excited as a couple engaged to be married, this law permits discrimination against us simply because of who we are," they said in a statement released by the ACLU.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mississippi-lgbt-idUSKCN0Y01TN

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World | Mon May 9, 2016 1:44pm EDT
BY LETITIA STEIN AND COLLEEN JENKINS

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. The GOP and the right could not stop the black guy from being elected and reelected, so they turn

their attention and hate to other minority groups, especially LGBTQIA

If the Democrat isnt elected in November, the SC will have justices who say terrorizing gay people is OK