UK Warns LGBT Travelers About Mississippi, North Carolina Laws - Newsy
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2016
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The U.K. has issued a warning for its citizens traveling to the U.S. after two states passed controversial laws directed at the LGBT community.
The advisory states, "The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes towards LGBT people differ hugely across the country. LGBT travellers may be affected by legislation passed recently in the states of North Carolina and Mississippi."
The advisory is referring to North Carolina's House Bill 2, which forces transgender people to use bathrooms based on the sex they were assigned at birth, and a law in Mississippi that allows businesses to refuse services to gay couples based on religious beliefs.
The laws have been highly controversial in the U.S., leading to protests and canceled appearances by celebrities in the two states.
The U.K.'s advisory doesn't take any political stance, but it does advise travelers go to the Human Rights Campaign website, which has been vocal in its opposition of the bill.
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Maybe they should book their vacations in Mexico, so much safer with all those gun laws.
I would imagine the last places that European travelers would visit in the U.S. would be Mississippi. I can't imagine a reason to go there when there are so many other states a tourist would rather see!
There should not be rights based on gender, race, religion, or sexually identity; only citizen/human rights. The minute you have to qualify it beyond that, it's not a right but a privilege give to a class. I personally agree the religious freedom acts, as it merely indemnifies religious institutions and related businesses of acting in manner consistent with their faith. This only applies to civil courts, and in no way inhibits the state to take criminal action against those who abuse others. As for the transgender bathroom, if you are anatomically a gender, then you should use that genders bathroom. It has little to do with transgender, but based on sexual predators who will use this as an excuse to purse their interests. Expected criminals to abuse the law to further their own desires.
Finale someone gets it!!
Hope they fix these laws, and give LGBT+ people rights.
Just sad this is a issue
+iukeay it isn't your right to be obnoxious and bother all your neighbors.
John Anderson that awkward moment when you live on a farm in Texas and have no neighbors.
Not the federal gov. job to regulate religious freedom. The law that was passed is unconstitutional therefore states do not have to abide. Our forefathers had this in mind when they wrote the laws for this land. In God We Trust.
Ironic how the line "in God we trust" was never uttered by the founding fathers as they did not want religion wrapped up in their state. Look at you now, quasi-theocracy
I wasnt reffering to that nor did i state they said that...you assumed something and typed to fast...its not ironic...and this country was founded on religious oppression so its not really ironic to include this in my statement.
+Denton Lutz Religious freedom also includes freedom from religion no?
+DontTouchMe yes but when you are forcing people to abide by laws that which violates there basic first amendment right it kind of makes it a hick up...remeber the only reason the law was passed was because preechers did not want to marry gay transvestite and or its....and mandated that they have to...let alone the rules of...whatevet you identify as you can use that bathroom....if that doesnt raise flags i dont think we should have this conversation. this allows for guys with penises that say they are girls in the bathroom with women.
+DontTouchMe No you are wrong it means freedom of religion. Not I have to violate my faith and family's protection because a man wearing a dress thinks he is a woman and wants to pee next to an 5 year old girl. and then get married in a church to a walrus. and minister is forced to perform the ceremony.
So basically a Travel-Warning to those planning to go to Hill-billie country, located in the southern states, (incidentally these were former slave states), the bible belt, and back-country; Hill-billies have a wide roaming range.