I’m sorry to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community in Mississippi
I had to look up what this was about, but omg. I’m terribly sorry everyone. Please stay safe!
Just when you think there is progress, someone has to take 500 steps backwards.
What happened??
Mississippi passed an anti-lgbt law, so now anyone can refuse service to lgbtq+ individuals out of ‘religious freedom’
“Under HB 1523, religion could be used by individuals or organizations to justify discrimination against LGBT people, single mothers, unwed couples, and others. Tax-payer funded faith-based organizations could: refuse to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples for provision of critical services including emergency shelter; deny children in need of loving homes placement with LGBT families including the child’s own family member; and refuse to sell or rent a for-profit home to an LGBT person – even if the organization receives government funding. As introduced, HB 1523 would also give foster families the freedom to subject an LGBTQ child to the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” or shame a pregnant unwed girl without fear of government intervention or license suspension. It would even allow individuals to refuse to carry out the terms of a state contract for the provision of counseling services to all eligible individuals, including veterans, based on the counselor’s beliefs about LGBT people or single mothers.“
They
legalized torture
of children
if they might be gay
Wow…
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