Submitted by citytiger t3_11mhyls in UpliftingNews
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Reply to comment by dragonbeast1122 in Michigan House passes bill to protect LGBTQ rights in Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act by citytiger
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ohheyisayokay t1_jbkax04 wrote
>Forcing a person to accept a theory as a law is the same as forcing a religion onto them
He says as he laments that it is harder to force his religion into people now.
And I see what you're trying to do by inaccurately labeling homosexuality "a theory." But "theory" doesn't mean "thing I don't want to accept."
Actual scientific research leaves no doubt that sexuality isn't a choice. You don't have to accept it, it's just there.
And frankly, nobody cares if you accept that or not. This law doesn't force you to believe anything. You can still be as bigoted as you want when it comes to LGBTQ issues. Hell, you can still be a racist! But you can't discriminate against people based on race or sexual identity.
They don't get to discriminate against you, you don't get to discriminate against them. If you don't like equality, you're living in the wrong country.
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dragonbeast1122 t1_jbk513a wrote
No where in this bill does it force someone to accept anything.
It just adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes. Meaning you can't fire, refuse to hire, or deny service or housing to someone, and use gender identity, or sexual orientation as your reason. Religion is also one of these protected classes. So I can't fire someone just for believing in the Flying Spaghetti Monster for the same reason I can't fire someone for being Gay.
You don't have to like them, agree with them, or support them, you just can't fire them for it.
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dragonbeast1122 t1_jbk8k74 wrote
I need a little bit of clarification, why is what a problem?
Previously gender identity and sexual orientation were only protected because of Supreme Court precedent, and unfortunately we have learned that those are not permanent under this current court. This bill is the Michigan government saying "We don't care if the Supreme Court overturns their previous rulings, we are keeping it"
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