When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, many individuals in the LGBT community were concerned that his victory would empower anti-LGBT bigots to codify their prejudices into law.<br /><br />That fear is now in danger of being realized.<br /><br />On Thursday Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), a bill that, if passed, would make it legal for private individuals and businesses to discriminate against LGBT Americans by citing religious objections. It's a bill that was first introduced in 2015 and which both Lee and Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, said they planned on reintroducing as far back as early last year.<br /><br />The proposed law stipulates that the Federal Government cannot penalize through "discriminatory action" any individual who "speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as a union of one man and one woman, or two individuals as recognized under Federal law, or that sexual relationship outside marriage are improper."<br /><br />Critics of this law are concerned that, if passed, it would encourage businesses and other for-profit institutions to discriminate against the LGBT community or even heterosexual couples that have sex out of wedlock.<br /><br />Full story: https://www.salon.com/2018/03/08/new-gop-bill-validates-the-worst-fears-of-lgbt-activists<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE TO THE MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL<br />ONE VIDEO A DAY...EVERY DAY<br />http://www.youtube.com/MikeMalloyVideo<br /><br />SUPPORT THE MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL<br />http://tinyurl.com/MalloyChannelDonations<br /><br />MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL PATREON PAGE<br />https://www.patreon.com/MikeMalloyShow<br /><br />VISIT THE MIKE MALLOY SHOW HOMEPAGE<br />http://www.mikemalloy.com/<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE TO AN AUDIO/VIDEO PODCAST<br />http://www.mikemalloy.com/register/
