Top 5 Religious States:
5. Arkansas
4. Louisiana
3. Alabama
2. Utah
1. Mississippi
Top 5 Worst States:
5. Alaska
4. Massachusetts
3. Maine
2. New Hampshire
1. Vermont
Top 5 Religious States:
5. Arkansas
4. Louisiana
3. Alabama
2. Utah
1. Mississippi
Top 5 Worst States:
5. Alaska
4. Massachusetts
3. Maine
2. New Hampshire
1. Vermont
A t-shirt business in Lexington, Kentucky has drawn the ire of critics after refusing to print shirts for the city’s annual gay pride parade. The company, called Hands On Originals, told parade organizers that its Christian beliefs are the reason that it has declined the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington’s (GLSO) request.
In response, GLSO has filed a discrimination complaint with Lexington’s Human Rights Commission. The commission works on the local level to ensure that discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation and the like doesn’t take place in employment, housing and public accommodations.
The gay rights group wants to make the community aware of the situation and, based on statements from the president of the organization’s board of directors, is hoping that the stand-off will, to some degree, impact how the community interacts with the t-shirt company. Here’s a copy of the complaint:
Read more here.
At 9:30 PM tonight, Spike Lee tweeted the following apology for mistakenly tweeting the address of an elderly Florida couple, believing it to be George Zimmerman’s address:
Spike Lee (@SpikeLee)
3/28/12 9:30 PM
I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address.It Was A Mistake.Please Leave The McClain’s In Peace.Justice In Court