[T]he new law will allow any individual, group, or private business to refuse to serve interracial couples if “it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs.” Private employers can continue to fire black employees with white spouses on account of their skin color. Stores may deny interracial couples goods and services because they are married to someone with different skin color. Hotels can eject interracial couples or deny them entry in the first place. Businesses that provide public accommodations—movie theaters, restaurants—can turn away interracial couples at the door. And if an interracial couple sues for discrimination, they won’t just lose; they’ll be forced to pay their opponent’s attorney’s fees.Oh, sorry, my mistake: it's not interracial couples that the law allows people to discriminate against, it's gay couples. I guess that makes it OK.
[UPDATE] The bill has been killed, but not before it passed in the Kansas House of Representatives.
[UPDATE2] Now Arizona seem to have picked up the ball that Kansas dropped.
And as long as I'm writing an update, here's an interesting theory: the whole thing (at least the Kansas version) may have been a cynical political maneuver by Kansas's governor to gain an edge in the coming election.
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