There s a Reported Rise in Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Couples
“We have seen a significant rise and a very troubling rise in these cases, and it s not an accident,”
NBC News. Same-sex couples are still being turned away by businesses on the grounds that performing the requested services would violate religious beliefs of the business owner or service provider. Defenders of the discriminatory practices claim Constitutional cover, while at least one advocacy groups expressed concern.
“We have seen a significant rise and a very troubling rise in these cases, and it s not an accident,” Jennifer Pizer, law and policy director for Lambda Legal, told
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“This type of behavior in 2021 is appalling, Chris Hartman of the Fairness Campaign said. Author: Paula Vasan (WHAS 11) Published: 5:19 PM EDT April 20, 2021 Updated: 5:19 PM EDT April 20, 2021
RADCLIFF, Ky. A tax preparer in Radcliff, Kentucky said he’s refusing business to married couples who identify as LGBTQ. He claims he is the victim of discrimination. LGBTQ advocates, meanwhile, call his actions discriminatory.
For ten years, Kenneth Randall, the owner of Aries Tax Service in Radcliff, said he has had the same sign displayed prominently on its window. At the bottom, it says “homosexual marriage not recognized.”
The federal government has recognized marriages between same-sex couples since 2015.
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Randall served as dean of the University of Alabama law school for two decades.
During his tenure, the school’s position in the U.S. News & World Report law school ranking rose from 96 to 21, according to Scalia Law’s announcement of its new dean.
Randall went on to found iLaw Distance Education, a technology company acquired by BARBRI Holdings in 2017.
ATL recently spoke with Randall from his office in Arlington, Virginia. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.