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Alaska Says It's Now Legal "in Some Instances" to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals: On the advice of the state's attorney general, Alaska's civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints

Authors :
Hopkins, Kyle
Source :
Pro Publica; Mar2023, p1-1, 1p, 3 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

On July 11, the commission received a briefing on the status of LGBTQ protections in Alaska at the request of Gottshall. Asked why the commission changed its policy based on a brief communication from the attorney general, Corbisier said, "The attorney general is counsel to the agency. Within the next few weeks, the director for the state human rights commission received a new email about the Bostock ruling and LGBTQ rights law in Alaska. Categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Pro Publica
Accession number :
162909589