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Mississippi Gay Adoption Ban Reversal Spawns New Law & Lawsuit

After successfully challenging Mississippi’s gay adoption ban, Rev. Susan Hrostowski now finds herself filing another lawsuit and challenging Mississippi House Bill 1523, signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant, which allows government employs to discriminate based on their religious beliefs.

 

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Anti-Gay Mississippi HB 1523 Statute Challenged in Federal Court

The Campaign for Southern Equality yesterday filed a motion to reopen it’s successful federal lawsuit overturning Mississippi’s ban on gay marriage.   The motion seeks to have HB 1523 – allowing state officials to “recuse” themselves based on certain”sincerely held” religious beliefs from issuing marriage licenses – declared unconstitutional.

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Same-Sex Adoption Bans No Longer in U.S.A.

Mississippi did not challenge their unconstitutional statute banning gay adoption by filing a timely appeal.  This means that gay adoption is not statutorily prohibited in any state.

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Mississippi’s Unconstitutional Gay Adoption Ban Appeal Deadline Expires

Mississippi deadline to appeal Federal decision declaring gay adoption ban unconstitutional expires.

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