Attorney: Treat same-sex couples same as others for licenses
Same-sex couples in Mississippi should not be left guessing whether any particular clerk will refuse to issue them marriage licenses, a gay rights attorney argued Monday in federal court.
Miss. attorneys: LGBT law protects religious rights
State attorneys say a new Mississippi law that will let clerks recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples is a reasonable accommodation for people who believe marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
Religious conservatives attempt balance in Orlando response
The massacre at a gay nightclub has tested the limits of the “love the sinner, hate the sin” approach to homosexuality by conservative religious leaders.
Muslim view of LGBT people in spotlight after Orlando attack
After the massacre in Orlando, the head of a prominent Muslim advocacy group stood before a bank of microphones and made remarks beyond the expected condemnations.
Judge to hear arguments Monday over HB 1523
A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday over challenges to a Mississippi law that could restrict access to same-sex marriage.
Third federal court case seeks to block Mississippi LGBT law
A diverse group of gay, straight and transgender people have filed the third federal court challenge seeking to block a Mississippi law that lets clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Attorney: Miss. can’t put up barriers to gay marriage
Mississippi cannot be allowed to create new barriers to same-sex marriage now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled gay couples have a constitutional right to wed, an attorney argues in court papers.
Bryant: ‘Secular’ world angry over LGBT law
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says the “secular, progressive world” vented at him for signing a bill that would let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Miss. attorney: Don’t block religious objections law
Mississippi government attorneys are opposing two legal challenges to a new state law that will let circuit clerks cite religious objections to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Bryant intends to join transgender bathroom lawsuit
Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that he is planning for Mississippi to join 11 states in suing the Obama administration for telling U.S. public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.
11 states sue over Obama’s school transgender directive
Texas and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over its directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.
Boycott over LGBT law impacts more than just the music fans
Stagehand Kery Eller doesn’t own any Bruce Springsteen albums, but he would smash them if he did.
N.C. governor’s lawsuit against feds may shift narrative on LGBT law
After weeks of taking a beating from critics over North Carolina’s law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, Gov. Pat McCrory adopted a strategy long favored by Southern conservative governors: He went after the federal government.
ACLU seeks federal intervention on Tennessee restroom rule
The Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday asked the federal government to intervene over a school district’s policy prohibiting transgender students from using restrooms corresponding to their gender identity.
‘Folks back home’ have varying views on N. Carolina LGBT law
In defending a law limiting protections for LGBT people, North Carolina’s powerful Republican Senate leader recently said that “folks back home” couldn’t understand the outcry that’s included loud demonstrations, and dozens of arrests, over the law.
Another challenge filed to Mississippi gay marriage law
Another group is challenging a Mississippi law that will let workers cite their own religious objections to same-sex marriage to deny services to people.
Counseling group cancels conference to target Tenn. law
By canceling its conference in Tennessee next year, the American Counseling Association wants to put other states on notice that new LGBT laws can carry consequences, the group’s leader said.
ACLU sues Miss. over ‘religious rights’ bill
The American Civil Liberties Union and a gay couple are suing the state of Mississippi over a law to allow workers to cite their own religious objections to same-sex marriage as a reason to deny people services.
US sues North Carolina over transgender bathroom law
A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina over the state’s bathroom law after the governor refused to back down.
N.C. gov. faces Fed’s deadline on LGBT law
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory shows no signs of backing down in the face of the federal government’s deadline today to declare he won’t enforce the new state law limiting protections for LGBT people — defiance that could risk funding for the state’s university system and lead to a protracted legal battle.