99 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - 24th and final part of an in-depth exploration - August 2022

Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, OutCasting youth broadcaster Isah concludes her conversation with our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: How is the ongoing fight for LGBTQ equality affected when the courts impose religious beliefs on the public? In the wake of the Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade, are settled rights like marriage equality really safe? Where does freedom of religious belief cross the line into harming other people? How can young people make a difference in the fight for equality? And most foundationally: Should the constitutional right of LGBTQ people to be equal under the law be denied in order to avoid offending some people’s religious beliefs? In this final part of this extensive series, which features OutCaster Isha’s interview with civil rights lawyer Jennifer C. Pizer, we consider one of the most foundational questions we've raised: Should the constitutional right of LGBTQ people to be equal under the law be denied in order not to offend some people’s religious beliefs?