Mississippi law denial of services to LGBT people blocked

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Mississippi law allowing denial of services to LGBT people is blocked by federal judge 


U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves found late Thursday that the wide-ranging law adopted this spring unconstitutionally allowed "arbitrary discrimination" against the LGBT community, unmarried people and others who do not share such views.



"The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor some religious beliefs over others," wrote Reeves, who issued an injunction halting the law that was to take effect on Friday.

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Good on the judge for blocking that law.

It boggles my mind that people want to further marginalize an already marginalized group of people.

I find it amusing that people with religious convictions who run rampant with their bigotted ideals of heteronormativity and cisnormativity are the most judgmental kind out there when the bible teaches, "Love thy neighbour as yourself"

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"Yes Virginia, there are intelligent and sensible people in the south." You know taken from the whole Santa Clause thing.

When I heard about this BS law it astounded me, shocked me and disgusted me. I mean all these self righteous assholes seem to have forgotten the passage in their Holy Book about "Judge not, lest you be judged." I mean just because you go to church every Sunday twice and Wednesday nights does not guarantee you a mansion in heaven. What is in your heart and mind is what is either Devine or wicked.

This isn't even about LGBT. It also stated unmarried couples that are cis even. Who the fuck gives them the right to judge who deserves services or not? Most Christians that I have known live just as sinfully as I do but they thing they have an ace in the hole by the way of going to church. I am pretty sure it won't work that way in the end.

I mean this bill to me was about a bunch of self righteous assholes judging how a person loves another and if it didn't fit their own judgmental conceptions then it was wrong and they would have been allowed to discriminate.

Any business that denies services to LGBT is just losing customers. Even Chick Filet provided food free of charge to the responders, family members and victims or the Orlando shooting. The CEO don't support gay marriage which is his right but when shit hit the fan his corporation was not hypocritical and showed compassion. The doctors didn't say they are LGBT victims and I can't perform life saving techniques. They treated them like they would anyone else and tried their best to save lives. The cops didn't stand back and say they are nothing but a bunch of gay, lesbian, bisexuals and transgenders.  Not they put their own lives at stake to save those LGBTs that survived. Yeah 3 hours they waited but according to hostage situations they have to try to negotiate with the perpetrator. When it was clear that the perp was a terrorist and they had visual references of what went on then the S.W.A.T. team moved in and saved some lives. LGBT lives. The cop on duty guarding the club put his life on the line engaging the perp. That cop didn't just stand back and say it is a gay nightclub, Oh well. No he tried his best but the asshole went back inside. Coming from a family that has a quite a few cops as family members, I do know somewhat how they work and procedures.

But this was a bullshit bill. How can a doctor desert their Hippocratic Oath just because someone isn't married or LGBT? How can a cop that has sworn to protect and serve the public let LGBTs and non married people get hurt, robbed, raped, killed or stolen from? How can a business owner such as myself, say I can't provide a service to you because you are LGBT or not married. SHit it ain't none of my business in the first place. My business is making a living for myself and I don't care what color you are, what sexual orientation you are, what gender ID you prefer or anything else. As long as your check clears or your money is green then I could care less.

I mean what psycho in their right mind thought this law would have stood? If so they need to be kicked out of office, have a full psyche exam and be drug tested to the max. A ten point drug test even. Hell there are gays, lesbians, bis, trans and trans lovers in Gulfport, Biloxi and other places in Ms. I know. I live close enough to those places to know. Been there and done that and got the proverbial Tshirt to prove it.