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6 06, 2019

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Against Florist Refusing to Serve Gay Couple

2026-09-06T16:45:46-07:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON — (06-06-19) — Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state courts ruling against Barronelle Stutzman and her business, Arlene’s Flowers, who refused to serve a gay couple, did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the florist violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to sell flowers to a [...]

11 12, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Refuse to Hear Gay Worker Protections Appeal

2026-09-06T16:45:47-07:00December 11th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — In a shock to many gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday Dec. 11, refused to hear the appeal of Jameka Evans, the Georgia security guard who said she was harassed and forced from her employment simply because she is a lesbian. By doing this action, [...]

5 12, 2017

Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas Ban On Gay Spouse Benefits

2026-09-06T16:45:47-07:00December 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the Texas Supreme Court ruling that bans same-sex spouses from having the same workplace insurance benefits as their heterosexual counterpart couples. In a surprising unanimous ruling in June, the Texas Supreme court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was [...]

7 03, 2017

Supreme Court Refuse to Rule on Transgender Rights Case

2026-09-06T16:45:47-07:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By:Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The U.S Supreme Court refused to hear the transgender rights in schools case and referred it back to the lower courts.  The court has backed out of a high-profile case Monday in which a Virginia high school student was discriminated against and had filed suit against his school district so that [...]

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