# License to Discriminate: LGBTQ Rights, Religious Exemption, and the Misreading of the Bible

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Podcast: [Historical Blindness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564)
Published: 2025-07-01T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Here at the end of Pride, I want to discuss the long, bigoted history and false scriptural basis of religious opposition to LGBTQ rights, and the effort of the religious right to seek an exemption to anti-discrimination laws so that they can persecute gay and trans people. UPDATE: since the production of this episode, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious objection to LGBTQ+ books in the case Mahmoud v. Taylor. I encourage you to visit ⁠5calls.org⁠ and find their page to help you ⁠Oppose Efforts to Dehumanize Transgender and LGBTQ+ People⁠. And attend a demonstration to make your voice heard. Visit ⁠https://www.mobilize.us/⁠ to find an event near you! Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Black Ballots," "Lacaille," "The Gran Dias," "Leatherbound," "Tarte Tatin," "Illa Villardo," "Voyager," and "Game Lands." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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