Voters in Nevada will consider a ballot referendum next month that would amend the state constitution to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and conservative legal groups say it could have implications for religious freedom.
The Equality of Rights Amendment would amend the Nevada Constitution to add a"specific guarantee" that rights could not be denied by the state on the basis of"race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.
"There's been many states that have enacted state laws to that effect, and we've seen how they've been misused to go after people like Jack Phillips," Sharp said, referring to the Colorado baker who refused to bake a custom cake for a same-sex wedding ceremony on religious grounds and later prevailed in a Supreme Court ruling after state officials attempted to fine him for discrimination.
The amendment was passed by the Nevada legislature in 2021. At the time, Democratic legislators who championed the initiative dismissed concerns that the measure would constrain religious freedom and would require state taxpayer funding for abortion.
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