Bigotry Under Guise of "Religious Freedom" Dealt a Blow by US District Court

[Content Note: Homophobia.]

The Supreme Court wasn't the only court to deliver some good news yesterday:
A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi clerks cannot cite their own religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves' ruling on Monday blocks the state from enforcing part of a religious objections bill that was supposed to become law Friday.

Reeves is extending his previous order that overturned Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage. He says circuit clerks are required to provide equal treatment for all couples, gay or straight.
BOOM. Thank you, Judge Reeves!

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