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Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 02:51 AM Jan 2017

Wyoming Just Took Aim at LGBTs

Last week, with little fanfare, a bill was introduced into the Wyoming state legislature. House Bill 135, also called the Government Nondiscrimination Act, would legalize discrimination against the LGBTQ community, so long as the discrimination is done for religious or “moral” reasons.

The act is sponsored by three Republican representatives and two Republican senators.

Specifically, the bill would forbid the government from taking action against any “person,” including public and private corporations and entities, if that person acts on a “religious belief or moral conviction” that marriage is the union of one man and woman, or that “‘man’ and ‘woman’ mean an individual’s biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy genetics at the time of birth.”

The bill is remarkable for the breadth of organizations it allows to discriminate on the basis of religious freedom. “If passed, HB 135 would allow government employees, licensed professionals (like teachers or counselors) and private businesses to discriminate,” said Sabrina King, Policy Director at the ACLU of Wyoming. Under the bill, even hospitals and doctors would be allowed to deny routine health care services. (The bill does not exempt the provision of “emergency medical treatment necessary for treatment of an illness or injury.”)

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Wyoming Just Took Aim at LGBTs (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jan 2017 OP
Then Don't Treat Bigots And Religious People With Life Threatening Conditions. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #1
And once again the fucking make believe that girds Christian beliefs stopbush Jan 2017 #2
Matthew Shepard - weeping in his grave.. pkdu Jan 2017 #3
I was thinking the same thing blue-wave Jan 2017 #5
Yes - near Laramie, WY pkdu Jan 2017 #7
Isn't Rowdyag Jan 2017 #4
support the aclu wincest Jan 2017 #6
Ain't religion and bigotry just fucken wonderful. FINE, then let the bigots die when then seek RKP5637 Jan 2017 #8
 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
1. Then Don't Treat Bigots And Religious People With Life Threatening Conditions.
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 02:57 AM
Jan 2017

Screw them let them die for a change.

stopbush

(24,376 posts)
2. And once again the fucking make believe that girds Christian beliefs
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 03:02 AM
Jan 2017

impacts the lives of real people.

As a species, we have got to get past the childishness and destructiveness of religion.

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
3. Matthew Shepard - weeping in his grave..
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 03:12 AM
Jan 2017

and these bigoted fucks get 2 US senators , same as New York or California.

blue-wave

(4,313 posts)
5. I was thinking the same thing
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 05:46 AM
Jan 2017

This in the state where Matthew Shepard was tortured and murdered? There must be some good people in Wyoming. Where are they?

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
7. Yes - near Laramie, WY
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:24 PM
Jan 2017
http://www.findingbrokeback.com/Entering_Wyoming/Shepard_Murder.html


I doubt there are many good people there...

"How did the people of Laramie respond to the most significant event in the town’s history? Many local officials and community leaders expressed outrage at the time of the tragedy but have stubbornly resisted efforts to erect a suitable memorial there. Residents of this neighborhood have been especially anxious to bury the past and even petitioned local government to change the street names in order to confuse pilgrims to the murder site."
 

wincest

(117 posts)
6. support the aclu
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 10:42 AM
Jan 2017
https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights

contact the governor Wyoming Governor Matt Mead
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010
Fax 307)632-3909
Tel 307)777-7434
email: Governor@missc.state.wy.us
web: http://www.state.wy.us/governor/governor_home.html

House Members of the 64th Wyoming Legislature http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegislatorList.aspx?strHouse=H

Senate Members of the 64th Wyoming Legislature http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegislatorList.aspx

you can call/write them as many times as you want, it is not considered harassment. for example whenever i voice my opinion on a subject i may call two times a day.

How to be effective about contacting your senator: What Really Happens When You Call?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/10/91524/-

RKP5637

(67,030 posts)
8. Ain't religion and bigotry just fucken wonderful. FINE, then let the bigots die when then seek
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:10 PM
Jan 2017

treatment. Don't they love an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!

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