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What is Public Accommodations

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Social Jurisprudence in the Changing of Social Norms: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Defined as entities that are used by the public, whether they are publicly or privately operated. Examples include retail stores, rental establishments and service establishments, educational institutions, and recreational facilities. States with fully inclusive public accommodations discrimination protections have laws indicating that LGBT people may use these establishments like all other members of the public. Some states have laws protecting only LGB people from this kind of discrimination.
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Public Accommodations: Discrimination and Sexual Orientation
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7961-8.ch004
Abstract
The chapter examines potential issues posed by the wide variety of state public accommodation statutes in the context of sexual orientation and religious freedom. The historical approach to antidiscrimination will briefly be examined. A review of recent cases of discrimination due to the legalization of same-sex marriage are analyzed in the context of the arguments regarding freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
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