Broadly, this new precedent could mean that any faith-based organization now has free license to discriminate based on internal policies. It remains to be seen if this will remain state-wide precedent or be elevated to a SCOTUS case.
The suspension appears to be a response to calculated right-wing attacks.
By Jane Migliara Brigham
Yesterday, a trans instructor at the University of Oklahoma was put on administrative leave following poorly-evidenced complaints of discrimination by a student with deep ties to christian nationalist politics.
Last month, Samantha Fulnecky, a junior
by Jane Migliara Brigham
Zoey Carter is running for State House in rural Illinois as a progressive. She spoke to The Needle about her plans for the area, and her work in building there.
The original interview has been edited down for time and clarity.
Jane: With us today is
“The prime directive is bullshit in Star Trek and it’s bullshit in gender. If you have the power to minimize suffering you have a moral obligation to exercise it.”
We didn’t need a study or cis researchers to learn that; you could’ve just asked us. If trans people had the same resources as these researchers, we could have given you these results years ago.
