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Safe, Free And Lgbt: Legal Issues Facing Lgbt West Virginian’S, Jennifer Meinig, Delegate Stephen Skinner, Jill Rice Oct 2016

Safe, Free And Lgbt: Legal Issues Facing Lgbt West Virginian’S, Jennifer Meinig, Delegate Stephen Skinner, Jill Rice

ASA Annual Conference

It has been less than a year since the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges ushered in marriage equality nationwide. However, this victory has not stopped continued efforts to discriminate against LGBT people throughout our region. Even with the freedom to marry secured many LGBT people may find themselves in situations where they can be married on Sunday, fired on Monday, and evicted on Tuesday. In this session we will be exploring the legal challenges facing LGBT West Virginians and LGBT people living in our region. The goal of this presentation is to give participants the language …