A new bill proposed in Indiana purports to be a civil rights law, but would actually turn the clock backward for LGBT people. Republicans have succeeded in turning the phrase “religious liberty” into a code word for discrimination. Now they’re doing the same for “civil rights.” George Orwell would be proud. The latest Republican strategy to turn back the tide of history against LGBT people is a masterpiece of doublespeak: introduce “civil rights” legislation that is, in fact, anti-gay. The first salvo of this new, cynical tactic has just been fired by Republicans in the Indiana State Senate. There, a is being sold as a landmark compromise on LGBT equality; on the face of it; the bill...
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