It May Soon Be Legal To Deny Services To Gay Couples in Kansas

Passed the House, is now heading to the Senate

(CNN) -- Denying services to same-sex couples may soon become legal in Kansas.

House Bill 2453 explicitly protects religious individuals, groups and businesses that refuse services to same-sex couples, particularly those looking to tie the knot.

It passed the state's Republican-dominated House on Wednesday with a vote of 72-49, and has gone to the Senate for a vote.

Such a law may seem unnecessary in a state where same-sex marriage is banned, but some Kansas lawmakers think different.

Comments

[Marshall Gill]

You mean it isn't legal to deny someone service "At any time for any reason"? Holy Fuck.

[Acosmist]

This.

"The country may be a tiny bit less fascist, and this is causing us to shit our pants."

[darius404]

Considering that people have been sued for discriminating against same-sex couples even in states without civil unions, this makes a lot more sense than CNN wants people to think.