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STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT DECISION ON FULTON v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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thetaskforce.orgJune 17 2021, Washington, D.C…The United States Supreme Court today ruled that the City of Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic Social Services (CSS) violates the 1st Amendment due to the CSS policy of not allowing LGBTQ+ foster parents.
The Court’s narrow ruling applies only to the City of Philadelphia’s contract with CSS. The ruling does not create a broad license to discriminate and is very specific to the city of Philadelphia and their nondiscrimination ordinance.
The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force: “The court’s ruling today on Fulton is a narrow one, limited in both nature and scope.
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09.02 / 03:49
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In a First, Asian-American Lesbian Confirmed to Ambassador-Level Post
press release described her as “a leading authority in international development policy with over 30 years of experience in the multi-disciplinary field that includes finance, technology, and the environment.”Wong has said she was inspired by the late Congressman John Lewis, a longtime civil rights leader. Lewis, she wrote in a Facebook post last year, “taught me about making good trouble but necessary trouble.” She accompanied Lewis on his annual visits to Selma, Ala., where he was beaten by police during a 1965 voting rights demonstration, and videotaped his appearances.Wong is founder of the Conference on APA Leadership, which encourages young Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to pursue careers in public service. The LGBTQ Victory Institute, which advocated for Wong’s nomination and confirmation, issued a laudatory statement Tuesday.
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