Tag: LGBTQ discrimination religious freedom
Texas is about to get a ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ law that legalizes anti-LGBTQ discrimination
The Texas House has passed an extreme religious liberty bill this week that could legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.
What’s been called the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill passed the state house on a nearly party-line vote, 79 to 62. Only one Republican voted against it.
“This bill is going to pass; let’s face it,” said Texas Representative Celia Israel (D), moments before voting began. “It’s been cloaked in religious freedom, but the genesis, the nexus of this bill, is in hatred.”
The bill...
