Toni Atkins is currently going to take the position of Senate Leader from fellow democrat Kevin de León who is stepping down, which would make her the first female LGBT leader of the Senate
Toni Atkins to become state Senate’s first female, LGBT president
In America with the 2017 election, many LGBT people were elected to public office 448 to be exact; however this is still very far away from the amount necessary to have an equal percentage of LGBT people in public office, and the LGBT members of the population. Currently LGBT people occupy 0.1% of public office, and at minimum 5% of the population, therefore we need around 50 times more LGBT people in office to make it even.
America Needs Another 21,307 LGBT Elected Officials to Achieve Equal Percent Representation
The United States Supreme Court is hearing a case from 2011, wherein the owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop would not make a wedding cake for two men, as he did not support same-sex marriage under his religious beliefs. He was sued in State Court by the couple as this went against Colorado’s Civil Rights legislation where it puts that denying service to LGBT people because of that reason is discrimination. It is now being heard in the Supreme Court as a First Amendment issue. Under the practice clause stating free practice of religion, as saying that as he was practicing his religion it is not discrimination. If the SCOTUS (supreme court of the United States) rules alongside the Cakeshop this would greatly decrease LGBT rights and would increase discrimination.
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