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0rganism

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25. Plenty of ways

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #17)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:45 PM

Dec 5

A transvestite might appear in court wearing clothes associated with the other sex.

A romantic partner might attend trial for a lesbian or gay person and be appropriately affectionate.

LGBTQ people have been able to live more openly as such for decades.

Plenty of ways,

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NY Judge Refuses To Marry Lesbian Couple [View all] beaglelover Dec 5 OP

"Religious beliefs" founded on pure hatred. Irish_Dem Dec 5 #1

a female Clarence Thomas in training Celerity Dec 5 #18

Keep your goddamned religion out of the civil courts! intheflow Dec 5 #2

Yep, it's called the separation of church and state. n/t iluvtennis Dec 5 #9

How can there be a separation of church and state if... Omnipresent Dec 5 #31

The go to excuse for bigotry.....my religion. Passages Dec 5 #3

Fuck you Judge Davis! Initech Dec 5 #4

Welcome to the Trump era. We're going to be seeing more of this. jalan48 Dec 5 #5

Kinda funny how judges tell potential jurists that they have a duty RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 5 #6

Setting up a Supreme Court case? yardwork Dec 5 #7

Wow, I think you got it Beringia Dec 5 #8

We already know which way they'll go Blue_Tires Dec 5 #34

I think judges should be afforded a religious accomodation, but it should be on the state to have another judge that can In It to Win It Dec 5 #10

Problem with this, though - cab67 Dec 5 #16

How would they know it's an LGBTQ plantiff unless the issue was specific to their sexuality? In It to Win It Dec 5 #17

Any lawyer who knows her exceptional status could use this in court any number of ways. Pacifist Patriot Dec 5 #21

depending on the kind of case... cab67 Dec 5 #22

I completely get what you're saying, but the issue of the case wouldn't be a religious one In It to Win It Dec 5 #26

Many people who oppose same-sex marriage are biased against LGBTQ people. cab67 Dec 5 #35

Plenty of ways 0rganism Dec 5 #25

Where does that end? yardwork Dec 5 #23

I'd love to know phylny Dec 5 #11

Religious beliefs, the battle cry of the coward bigot Johonny Dec 5 #12

People like her worship at the altar of hypocrisy. Solly Mack Dec 5 #13

Cried for the straights, dissed the lesbians SpankMe Dec 5 #14

Any case she's ever handled involving people in the LGBTQ community... cab67 Dec 5 #15

Is she related to kim davis? niyad Dec 5 #19

This feels orchestrated to get the issue in front of the Supreme Court again. Pacifist Patriot Dec 5 #20

That was my first impression as well. Purposely creating a case to work RockRaven Dec 5 #27

How about "Bigoted NY Judge Refuses to Do Her Job"? Harker Dec 5 #24

The First Amendment lost the election mountain grammy Dec 5 #28

Previous post with a few comments cbabe Dec 5 #29

RECALL that bitch NameAlreadyTaken Dec 5 #30

Absolutely needs to be immediately removed from the bench Wiz Imp Dec 5 #32

A sanctimonious religious nut, who should not be a judge. republianmushroom Dec 5 #33