1016 - Passed the House

[Clark Kent]

LGBTQ+ Rights Act

Section 1. Inclusion in Existing Civil-Rights Law
1. The protections described in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Titles II, III, VI, and VII, shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
2. The protections described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. The protections described in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the "Fair Housing Act", shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Section 2. The Right to Security in One's Own Body
1. All insurers within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia shall be required to cover options for hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers.
2. There shall be no requirement that parents or guardians consent to a minor accessing puberty blockers.

Section 3. Grants for LGBTQ+-Friendliness in Schools
1. The government of the Republic of Atlasia shall distribute $1.5b through the Department of Education to provide schools with grants to fund anti-bullying programs and LGBT+-positive sex education.

Section 4. Ban on Conversion Therapy
1. All forms of "conversion therapy", "reparative therapy" or other practices with the intention of affecting a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 per day in violation and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted or completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 5. Inclusion in Official Gender Markers
1. All official documents issued by any body under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia that contain gender markers, including but not limited to drivers' licenses, shall be required to require an "other" option for non-binary genders and no requirements to change such markers, beyond regular administrative fees, shall be allowed to exist.
2. Congress strongly recommends that all future statutes, resolutions, etc. of the Republic of Atlasia or its subsidiary bodies refer to singular persons of indeterminate gender with the pronoun "they", rather than gender-specific pronouns.

Section 6. An End to the Mass Mutilation of Intersex People
1. All forms of "genital normalisation surgery", or other sex assignment treatments and/or surgical interventions on the sex characteristics of a minor with intersex characteristics, are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, except with the express informed consent of the subject or in the case of medical necessity.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted of completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 7. Marriage

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others.

2. It is recognized that officials of religious groups are free to refuse to perform marriages that are not in accordance with their religious beliefs.
3. For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Atlasia Government  solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex.

Section 8. Implementation
1. Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of this bill shall be considered effective immediately upon entering into law.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this bill shall be considered effective beginning January 1st, 2017.
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Section 7, subsection 1 shall be amended to read

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons who have reached the age of majority to the exclusion of all others.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

obviously consent already is legally defined to not include children, but i have no objection to this

[Classic Conservative]

I have no objections.

[Santander]

obviously consent already is legally defined to not include children, but i have no objection to this

I agree with this, and the marriageable age is not a federal issue.

[Leinad]

I have no issues with this, but I'll repeat a legal concern I stated in another thread:

Also, for clarification, is this thread still valid? Wasn't it created by legislation that was wiped in the reset, and would therefore be merely a "suggestion box" of sorts until new legislation is created governing this? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is the case.

Of course, this would not keep people from writing legislation and having someone with authority to do so sponsor it on their behalf, but unless I've got something wrong (entirely possible) legislation proposed here shouldn't be introduced in Congress.

[tmthforu94]

Both the Senate and House rules specifically state that legislation from citizens can be introduced via a public submissions thread and a slot is reserved for them. Even with the reset, that thread can still be used for The People to propose legislation.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

what is the legal age of majority here? 

[Classic Conservative]

what is the legal age of majority here? 

What the US one is

[Clark Kent]

what is the legal age of majority here?

Likely the current American age, 18. Prior to the reset, it was 16.

[Clark Kent]

There has been no discussion in over six days. We will immediately move to a final vote.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Nay

[Clark Kent]

AYE

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Nay

[Classic Conservative]

Aye

[NeverAgain]

Aye!

[Clark Kent]

This bill has passed the House with three AYEs, two NAYs, and Representatives Darthebearnc,  DKrol, Evergreen, and Haslam2020 not voting.