The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge by Republican-governed Texas to a law enacted by Democratic-led California that bars state-funded travel to states deemed to be hostile to the rights of LGBT people.
The 2016 measure was enacted in the most populous U.S. state in response to laws in conservative states that allowed certain businesses to refuse service to LGBT customers. Those laws cited the need to protect religious liberty.
Two conservative justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, said they would have heard the case.
Texas sued after California in 2017 added it to its list, now numbering 12, of states covered by the ban.
Texas was placed on the list after its Republican-controlled legislature passed a measure that allowed child welfare providers to deny service based on their religious beliefs - a move California said would allow groups to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Texas said in its lawsuit, which was filed directly at the Supreme Court as is allowed in some disputes between states, that California's law violated the U.S. Constitution's so-called commerce clause by discriminating against interstate commerce. West Virginia, Kansas and Tennessee were among 19 states that filed a brief backing Texas.
Former President Donald Trump's administration had urged the court to take up the case, saying the California law "transgresses constitutional principles that are designed to bind the states together in a single union."
In a case also filed directly at the Supreme Court in December, Texas asked the justices to toss out President-elect Joe Biden's election victories over Trump in four key states. The court also rejected that request.
Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state's political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people.
Lawmakers passed and Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed five new bills into law, consistently dismissing concerns that they discriminate against an already vulnerable population, that some of the laws are unworkable and that they could damage the state’s reputation....
Tennessee’s emergence as an anti-LGBTQ leader grows out of a rightward political shift in a state Republicans already firmly controlled. Lee’s Republican predecessor tapped the brakes on some socially conservative legislation, but emphatic GOP election wins fueled by strong support for former President Donald Trump have emboldened lawmakers since then. That's the political landscape in which Lee is launching his 2022 reelection bid....
“Tennessee is taking the crown for the state of hate,” said Sasha Buchert, a Lambda Legal senior attorney....
Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state's political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people.
Lawmakers passed and Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed five new bills into law, consistently dismissing concerns that they discriminate against an already vulnerable population, that some of the laws are unworkable and that they could damage the state’s reputation....
Tennessee’s emergence as an anti-LGBTQ leader grows out of a rightward political shift in a state Republicans already firmly controlled. Lee’s Republican predecessor tapped the brakes on some socially conservative legislation, but emphatic GOP election wins fueled by strong support for former President Donald Trump have emboldened lawmakers since then. That's the political landscape in which Lee is launching his 2022 reelection bid....
“Tennessee is taking the crown for the state of hate,” said Sasha Buchert, a Lambda Legal senior attorney....
Boycotts coming? How about doll molestation laws?
Yeah, the TN state house is a veritable hotbed of ignorant yahoos drunk on power. And I'm about as likely to thump my Bible as I am to snatch a hummingbird out of the air and bite its head off. By the way, I suspect my US "representative," Diana Harshbarger, is a trans man. He/she is lucky TN hasn't passed a law against just looking like you're trans. Actually, I suppose they just did. Resign, Dana/Diana.
Yeah, the TN state house is a veritable hotbed of ignorant yahoos drunk on power. And I'm about as likely to thump my Bible as I am to snatch a hummingbird out of the air and bite its head off. By the way, I suspect my US "representative," Diana Harshbarger, is a trans man. He/she is lucky TN hasn't passed a law against just looking like you're trans. Actually, I suppose they just did. Resign, Dana/Diana.
You're harshing on Harshbarger. Damn, if one is going to go to all the effort of transitioning she should at least try to look good.
It's comforting to know I am not alone in my suspicion of Diana. Come to think of it, one of my US Senators (Marsha Blackburn) may also be a trans man. I find it strange that two separate possibly trans men are also right wing nutjobs; you'd think just being a trans person would naturally be quite liberal with regard to social justice issues.
It's comforting to know I am not alone in my suspicion of Diana. Come to think of it, one of my US Senators (Marsha Blackburn) may also be a trans man. I find it strange that two separate possibly trans men are also right wing nutjobs; you'd think just being a trans person would naturally be quite liberal with regard to social justice issues.
Closet stress, overcompensation and testosterone injections.
It's Elmo diddling and tranny posts that get you to return? Nttawwt.
No, not really. I've got other things to occupy my time (and mind); besides, with the confusing number of different forums now to be found in BRD, these two just happened to be the funniest in my limited search of topics to comment on. Trying to shun speaking out on politics.
No, not really. I've got other things to occupy my time (and mind); besides, with the confusing number of different forums now to be found in BRD, these two just happened to be the funniest in my limited search of topics to comment on. Trying to shun speaking out on politics.
It's Dolt .45 diapers and teasing you about Elmo diddling and tranny posts that gets you to return? Nttawwt.
More seriously, always good to hear from you. Are you still a CV-19 long hauler? I hope not.
No, not at all. I didn't even think of the ramifications of replying only to those two threads, they just struck me as being funny.
I can take the ribbing.
Yeah, I got some long haul effects. Some high-power coughing spasms and giddiness that appear out of nowhere and at no particular time; highly annoying...and scary sometimes. I just pull over and cough my ass off and when it's over, I drive on after the nausea and dizziness goes away.
I'm too damn old for this shit!
Thanks for asking.
You're harshing on Harshbarger. Damn, if one is going to go to all the effort of transitioning she should at least try to look good.
I hate a woman with balls.
Everything I've read so far says she is a bonafide she.
Everything I've read so far, including the delusional nonsense she sends to my email account, says she's a bonafide nutjob. Her latest bullshit email features her bitching and moaning about a facility in Chattanooga that shelters unaccompanied migrant kids. In her email she blasts Biden for "sending illegals into our state" but fails to mention that the particular facility she's bitching about was authorized and established and began operating while trump was still president. Diana could fuck up or misunderstand damn near anything. And she will.
spanish word for a male prostitute. sometimes it´s offesive for homosexuals. in mexico it is used for cowards and traitors.
no seas puto no le digas a nadie que hice trampa. dont be puto, dont tell anyone i chated.
echate una chela, no seas puto.drick a beer dont be a puto.(dont be a pussy)
Of course, Urban Dictionary does not have the final say on definitions, usage or perceptions. translate.com says "gay".
I always thought that it meant "bitch". Opps, good thing I never use it.
A real MAN would have used Raggedy Ann.
