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Kansas is poised to codify discrimination against gays based on "religious freedom".
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Proposed Kansas legislation would allow ANYONE to discriminate against LGBT persons based on their RELIGIOUS BELIEFS by denying goods, services or public accommodation if “related to, or related to the celebration of, any marriage, domestic partnership, civil union or similar arrangement.” (emphasis mine). And it provides for complete immunity from lawsuits or recourse.
Going to the movies to celebrate your partner's birthday? Out to dinner on Valentine's Day? Buying a new outfit for your best friend's wedding? If the theater or restaurant or clothing store is run by bible bangers in Kansas, go elsewhere Dorothy. Call 911 for an emergency at the home you and your spouse share - the first responder doesn't have to help you if he doesn't believe in "your lifestyle".
While I'm certain it has no chance in hell of surviving constitutional muster, the fact that those Kansan legislators have the audacity to put forward such a bill is both scary and laughable. It defies logic, reason and common sense. The consequences would be dangerous and costly.
Do these people have no BRAINS? no COURAGE? no HEART?
The short answer is "Yes" to all of the above. I imagine that in today's Kansas, the Scarecrow, the Lion the Tin Man and Dorothy herself would all be shunned if they were going to a same-sex wedding.
The only bright spot in this is I can't wait to see how the LGBT community responds. Someone will come up with a witty retort, a highly visible demonstration, a creative response that will put the bigots to shame.
The Kansas legislature, the governor and the Republican party will again be a laughing stock.
Never Surrender, Dorothy!
*As usual, reading the comments of readers on some of these news articles is eye-opening, irritating, sad, tedious or occasionally funny.
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Kansas is doing exactly what Russia, Uganda, Nigeria et al. have done - reduced you and me to the status of cockroaches. All in the name of God.
The statute is constitutionally void on its face - but the haters don't care. They know they are losing, and this is the final frenzy of murderous loathing.
Their children and grandchildren are going to be deeply mortified, I think.
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