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Related: About this forumWyoming 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 individuals 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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TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)Screw them let them die for a change.
stopbush
(24,392 posts)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)and these bigoted fucks get 2 US senators , same as New York or California.
blue-wave
(4,344 posts)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)I doubt there are many good people there...
"How did the people of Laramie respond to the most significant event in the towns 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."
Rowdyag
(105 posts)Isn't the US congress trying to pass something similar?
wincest
(117 posts)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
(67,086 posts)treatment. Don't they love an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!