▲ 2176 ▼ Professor's got it right (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 year ago by compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/memes@lemmy.world 198 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip -21 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? They can totally do those things. They are private businesses who can reject whomever they want. Protected classes are only protected for things like housing, employment, and public things (school/utilities/etc.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DRStamm@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) If that were true, the US would still have segregated lunch counters, grocery stores, and private buses. The Supreme Court may be getting us on the way there one day, but right now the only way that private businesses are allowed to discriminate against protected classes is to call the output work a "creative expression" like website design, floral arrangement, or cake decoration, and that's from the 303 Creative case. Besides, how would it make sense if a company could bar you as a customer for being gay, but be compelled to employ you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago There is no federal law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations, like restaurants, theaters and other businesses. However, state and local laws where you live may ban this kind of discrimination. Source: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights permalink fedilink source parent [+] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DRStamm@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) If that were true, the US would still have segregated lunch counters, grocery stores, and private buses. The Supreme Court may be getting us on the way there one day, but right now the only way that private businesses are allowed to discriminate against protected classes is to call the output work a "creative expression" like website design, floral arrangement, or cake decoration, and that's from the 303 Creative case. Besides, how would it make sense if a company could bar you as a customer for being gay, but be compelled to employ you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago There is no federal law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations, like restaurants, theaters and other businesses. However, state and local laws where you live may ban this kind of discrimination. Source: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago There is no federal law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations, like restaurants, theaters and other businesses. However, state and local laws where you live may ban this kind of discrimination. Source: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights permalink fedilink source parent
