More colleges seek exemption from LGBT anti-bias rules, rights group says

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

More colleges seek exemption from LGBT anti-bias rules, rights group says

Reuters
By Fiona Ortiz
8 hours ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. universities are seeking religious exemptions from civil rights laws barring discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, according to a report by LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.

The group called on the Department of Education to make the exemption process more public so that students could know they might suffer discrimination at schools they choose to attend.

Colleges controlled by religious groups are allowed to ask for exemption from Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bans sex discrimination for programs that get federal funds, but more recently has been used to protect gay and transgender students from discrimination.

Human Rights Campaign said 43 schools sought the exemption in 2015, up from a single school in 2013. Of 56 requests for exemptions in total, 33 schools are now allowed to discriminate on the basis of gender identity and 23 schools on the basis of sexual orientation, the group said. It said the exemptions allow colleges to discriminate in areas such as admissions, sports programs, housing and financial aid.


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[RKP5637]

2. FFS, just want the US needs, more diversionary tactics. The right to practice hatred and

discrimination. How utterly immature. Some of these institutions really need to be rebranded as "Institutions of Hatred!"

[TimeToEvolve]

5. that's why you call them reactionaries, not "conservatives".

they're on the wrong side of the normal distribution curve.

[RKP5637]

6. Exactly!!! n/t

[forest444]

3. 'Tell you what', I'd say to them:

We'll waive your anti-bias exemption, if you'll waive your tax exemption.

Trust me, they'll be hosting Gay Pride parades faster than you can say Harvey Milk.

Most religious colleges are crooks, first; bigots, second (with some notable exceptions, such as Fordham).

[NurseJackie]

8. +1

[TimeToEvolve]

4. more reactionary idiocracy corroding the institution of education

some of the comments on the linked Yahoo article makes me lose all faith in humanity; BTW are'nt we due for a huge climate change caused disaster soon that will finish off this doomed species yet?

[gvstn]

7. How can this possibly be legal?

My religion says black people are bad so I am not going to let them into my college. Oh, OK. Sounds reasonable to me. You get an exemption from Civil rights laws. WTF? What year is this, 2015 or 1815?