Gay rights supporters push beyond marriage to broader legal protections

The Houston Chronicle ^ | June 27, 2015 | Paul Kane, The Washington Post |

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Fresh off their biggest legal victory, gay rights supporters began to expand their efforts beyond same-sex marriage to a broad push to rewrite civil rights law and extend protections to other personal and financial actions.

A liberal coalition spanning gay rights groups and traditional African-American leaders turned its attention to a new legislative bid to outlaw discrimination against homosexuals in employment, housing, financial dealings and other regular actions not protected under the Supreme Court's ruling declaring same-sex marriage a constitutional right.

"You can be married on Saturday, post your pictures on Instagram on Sunday and fired from your job on Monday," Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., the lead sponsor in the House of the new legislation, said Saturday.

After Friday's ruling, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the sponsor of the legislation in that chamber, emailed thousands of supporters asking them to get behind the new bid because, despite the marriage decision, it is still legal in some states to "kick someone out of a diner or other public accommodation because of who they love."(continued)

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>>the cultural/political climate in the U.S. is going to be such a freak show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloward%E2%80%93Piven_strategy