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What today’s Supreme Court ruling means for LGBTQ people today – and in the future
Today the U.S. Supreme Court made a narrow ruling in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, the owner of Colorado’s Masterpiece Cakeshop. In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court argued that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed hostility towards religion when it originally brought claims against Jack Phillips in 2014.
This Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling reverses an earlier decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals, which in 2015 ruled that Masterpiece’s policy of turning away same-sex couples violates Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA).
Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, said in reaction, “Though freedom of religion is an American value, discrimination is not. While this decision does not change existing civil rights protections, it leaves the door wide open for religious exemptions to be used against LGBTQ people. Today’s decision emboldens the anti-LGBTQ Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and the Trump Administration in their persistent push to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people under the misnomer of religious freedom. LGBTQ people will continuously be vulnerable until the liberty and justice for all tenants of the Constitution apply to all Americans, including LGBTQ people.”
GLAAD compiled a tip sheet to help reporters accurately cover cases involving religious exemptions. GLAAD urged journalists to drop the terms “religious freedom” or “religious liberty” in favor of the term “religious exemptions,” because these terms attempt to veil the bigotry at the root of decisions to refuse service to same-sex couples. The tip sheet includes a call for reporters to acknowledge the potential harm to our communities beyond wedding cakes and include the voices of progressive faith leaders from diverse communities in their coverage.
Though the SCOTUS decision may feel discouraging, it is important to note that the ruling on this case was incredibly narrow, and leaves existing civil rights protections intact. However, the decision will also likely embolden anti-LGBTQ groups and individuals pushing for religious exemptions, and assures that the rights of LGBTQ people will continue to be litigated in the courts – a truly demoralizing experience. The next case we will be watching in this regard is that of Barronelle Stutzman, a seventy-two year-old florist from Richmond, Washington, who denied flowers to a longtime customer who was seeking her arrangements for the wedding he was planning with his now-husband. The ADF has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review the case.
The ADF, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as an anti-LGBTQ hate group, has a case history working to push the radical narrative that non-discrimination protections violate the rights of those seeking to deny services to marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ people. The ADF has made it clear that their ultimate goal is to overturn all nondiscrimination laws applying to sexual orientation and gender identity. They are playing a long game of many cuts, and they currently have the full backing of the Trump White House.
You can help today by joining GLAAD in letting reporters know when they are using the incorrect terms in reporting – remind them that using religious exemptions is imperative and unbiased.
The correct term is ‘religious exemptions’ – not ‘religious freedom’. Freedom of religion is an American value, discrimination is not. RT to send a message to #DropTheFWord. #SCOTUS t.co/e4bvRMWFqr
— GLAAD (@glaad) June 4, 2018
And you can share GLAAD’s message calling out the ADF and those within the Trump Administration who are intent on attacking and rolling back LGBTQ rights and protections.
Though freedom of religion is an American value, discrimination is not. While this #SCOTUS decision does not change existing civil rights protections, it leaves the door wide open for religious exemptions to be used against LGBTQ people.
— Sarah Kate Ellis (@sarahkateellis) June 4, 2018
www.glaad.org/blog/what-todays-supreme-court-ruling-means-lgbtq-people-today-and-future
VIDEO: Debunking Religious Freedom In The Media
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Alexandra Billings Speaks at HRC’s Columbus Dinner 2018
Supreme Court Sides Against Same-Sex Couples
Whether they intended or not, the justices sent same-sex couples a message about who is welcome.
www.advocate.com/business/2018/6/04/supreme-court-sides-against-same-sex-couples
Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-gay baker in wedding cake case
Only Ginsburg and Sotomayor opposed the narrow ruling in favor of the baker.
Taylor Swift Marks Pride Month with Message for ‘Brave’ Out LGBTQ Fans at Chicago Concert: WATCH
Taylor Swift marked Pride month with a special message for fans at the Chicago stop on her Reputation tour on June 2.
Said Swift: “It’s very brave to be vulnerable about your feelings in any sense, in any situation, but it’s even more brave to be honest about your feelings and who you love when you know that it might be met with adversity from society…And so, this month and every month I want to send my love and respect to everybody who has been brave enough to be honest about how they feel, to live their lives as they are, as they feel they should be, as they identify. And this is a month where I think we need to celebrate how far we’ve come, but I think we also need to acknowledge how far we still have left to go.”
She added: “I want to send my love and respect to everybody who in their journey and their life hasn’t felt comfortable enough to come out yet… and may you do that on your own time and may we end up in a world where everyone can live and love equally and no one has to be afraid to be vulnerable and say how they feel. When it comes to feelings and when it comes to love and searching for someone to spend your whole life with… it’s all just really, really delicate, you know?”
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Narrow Scope of SCOTUS Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Does Not Change Civil Rights Laws
Today, HRC released the following statement following the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the state of Colorado’s enforcement of its civil rights law was flawed, while reaffirming that LGBTQ Americans should not face discrimination in the provision of goods and services and state law may continue to prohibit such discrimination.
“In today’s narrow ruling against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the Supreme Court acknowledged that LGBTQ people are equal and have a right to live free from the indignity of discrimination,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Anti-LGBTQ extremists did not win the sweeping ‘license to discriminate’ they have been hoping for — and today’s ruling does not change our nation’s longstanding civil rights laws. Yet, the fact remains that LGBTQ people face alarming levels of discrimination all across the country and HRC’s efforts to advance equality are as urgent as ever. With LGBTQ people at risk of being fired, evicted or denied services in 31 states, HRC continues to build momentum for the Equality Act, to elect pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot, and to fight in every corner of our country to advance policies that protect LGBTQ people from being targeted for who they are or whom they love.”
With our allies, HRC will continue to fight against discrimination in all its forms — in communities across the country, at the ballot box, and in court. This year, HRC will continue to push to elect a pro-equality Congress and to work toward ensuring lasting, legal protections for the LGBTQ community. In addition, HRC will continue to push for the passage of the federal Equality Act. The bipartisan Equality Act would provide clear and consistent non-discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity across key areas of life, including employment, housing, federally-funded programs, public spaces and services, education, credit, and jury service.
The Masterpiece Cakeshop case involves a baker who refused to serve a gay couple in violation of Colorado’s statewide non-discrimination law. Represented by the SPLC-designated hate group Alliance Defending Freedom, the baker — who lost before the Colorado Supreme Court — claimed that he should be able to discriminate against LGBTQ people on religious freedom and freedom of speech grounds. The Trump-Pence Administration filed an amicus brief in this case in support of the baker’s claim.
HRC organized two major amicus briefs in the case featuring the nation’s leading bakers, chefs, and restaurateurs; as well as top businesses who oppose discrimination against LGBTQ people. The first brief inspired by “Chefs for Equality” included more than 240 bakers, chefs, restaurateurs, and other culinary industry leaders from all 50 states, plus Washington, DC. They joined together to relay a very simple message: businesses must welcome all. If a business is open on main street, it must be open to everyone, regardless of who they are or whom they love. Backed by food professionals from Orlando, FL, to Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX, to Philadelphia, PA, the brief was also signed by some of the most prominent names in the culinary industry, including Elizabeth Falkner, Jose Andres, Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Berman of Georgetown Cupcake, Carla Hall, Padma Lakshmi, Christina Tosi, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, Duff Goldman, Sam Kass, and many more. The brief was authored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, an international law firm headquartered in Washington, DC.
Additionally, dozens of major corporations spoke out in another HRC-led amicus brief. These companies sent a powerful message to the Supreme Court, as well as LGBTQ people and allies across the nation. With one voice, they made clear that a business owner’s personal beliefs should never be reason enough to discriminate against a customer because of who they are or whom they love. The business brief was authored by Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an international law firm headquartered in Washington, DC, and was signed by major corporations from a diverse spectrum of industries, from Apple and Intel to Levi’s and Mass Mutual. The full list of signatories includes Affirm, Inc.; Airbnb, Inc.; Amalgamated Bank; Amazon.com, Inc.; American Airlines; Apple; Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc.; Choice Hotels International, Inc., International; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Citigroup Inc.; Deutsche Bank; Glassdoor, Inc.; Intel Corporation; John Hancock; Levi Strauss & Co.; Linden Research, Inc.; Lyft Inc.; Marriott International, Inc.; MassMutual; Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams; MongoDB, Inc.; National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce; NIO U.S.; PayPal Holdings, Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Postmates Inc; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Prudential Financial, Inc.; Replacements, Ltd.; salesforce.com, inc.; SurveyMonkey; The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Uber Technologies, Inc.; WeddingWire, Inc.; Weebly, Inc.; Witeck Communications; and Yelp Inc.
Parada do Orgulho LGBTI+ de São Paulo 2018 / São Paulo “LGBTI+”
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Sao Paulo “LGBTI+” Pride Parade (Portuguese: Parada do Orgulho LGBTI+ de Sao Paulo, formerly known by the acronyms LGBT, GLBT and GLS) is an annual gay pride parade that takes place in Avenida Paulista, in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, since 1997. The 2006 parade was considered the biggest pride parade in the world at the time by the Guinness Book of World Records. As a political act, it celebrates the diversity and claim for human rights.
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