Jan 9, 2016
Intel, Yelp Join Companies Urging Arizona Governor To Veto Anti-LGBT Bill “I believe that every consumer has a right to be served by a business without fear of discrimination,” Yelp’s CEO wrote in an open letter to Gov.
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Intel, Yelp Join Companies Urging Arizona Governor To Veto Anti-LGBT Bill “I believe that every consumer has a right to be served by a business without fear of discrimination,” Yelp’s CEO wrote in an open letter to Gov.
Jan Brewer: State Should Consider Expanding Nondiscrimination Law To Protect Gay And Lesbian Arizonans
Jan Brewer: State Should Consider Expanding Nondiscrimination Law To Protect Gay And Lesbian Arizonans
“I do not believe in discrimination,” she said on Tuesday, according to the Arizona Capitol Times. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday that it could be time for the state to consider legislation that would add sexual orientation protections to the state’s nondiscrimination law, reported the Arizona Capitol Times. View this image › AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file Existing state law prohibits…
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Arizona Legislature Has One More Gay To Discriminate Against
by Doktor Zoom
How’s about a round of applause for Arizona state Sen. Steve Gallardo, who was moved by the recent excitement over the state’s discrimination-is-awesome bill to come out as gay today.
“I am gay, I am Latino and I’m a state senator,” Gallardo said, explaining that the fight over SB 1062 had been a “game-changer” in deciding to come out. A slightly cynical person might also note that since he announced last week that he was running for the U.S. congressional seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Ed Pastor, Gallardo probably decided it was far better to come out himself than let an opposition researcher leak the news, but we are nowhere near that jaded, we really are not. Now pass us that postcard of Dorothy Parker playing whist with H.L. Mencken, please.
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A great read regarding SB 1062. Recognition that you can't completely legislate on principle alone - we don't exist in a vacuum devoid of history, context, and real-world circumstances. While a small business's denial of photography services to a same-sex couple is reprehensible and probably rooted in bigotry, does it make sense for that small business to face legal consequences for their actions? Does it make sense to take on the expense and burden of enacting and enforcing anti-discrimination regulations here? I don't know. But this analysis is rare in that it recognizes that while equality and freedom are things we should strive towards, you can't realistically maximize both. And a small business exercising some degree of discriminating association, while gross in this case, isn't the same as systemic, state-sponsored denial of access to a basic social institution (i.e., marriage for same-sex couples).
Does Jan Brewer remind you of Margaret Hamilton in Wizard Of Oz? http://t.co/GH8vPVy54L #morintoon #arizonalaw #LGBTRights #JanBrewer #EditorialCartoon via @MorinToon February 28, 2014
I’m not sure why I’m writing this. Maybe it’s because of all the talk surrounding the bill Arizona tried to pass which would have allowed business owners to refuse service to LGBT customers, or because of all the negative comments I’ve seen in my Facebook feed regarding the Federal Court’s decision to rule Texas’ ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. Whatever the reason, this week, even more so than usual, I have been confused and saddened by the relationship between the Christian and LGBT communities...