LGBT Not a Protected Class

Liberty Counsel is involved in a new lawsuit which most assuredly will be closely watched by LGBT advocates nationwide as a precedent-setting case. Please see my update below:

Earlier this week, Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit against the School Board of Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburban county in the Washington, DC, area, for illegally changing its nondiscrimination policy so that it now conflicts with the state's policy. Virginia law prohibits local governing bodies from adding to, or removing protected classes from, the state's nondiscrimination policy. In direct defiance, Fairfax County has added "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to their protected classes, which the school failed to even define.

After our attempts failed to convince the School Board to follow Virginia law, Liberty Counsel is asking for a declaratory judgment from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County. Liberty Counsel has also requested a preliminary injunction to stop the implementation of this improper policy. The School Board's laws should be found void and reversed.

This lawsuit names the School Board in its official capacity and is brought on behalf of Andrea Lafferty, President of Traditional Values Coalition, who is a resident and taxpayer of Fairfax County and also an anonymous family who are taxpayers in Fairfax County and have a minor who is a student in the Fairfax School District. These clients requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation from pro-homosexual activists, which is commonly experienced in such cases.

 

No public school may disregard the law. Just as a board should be punished for removing 'race' or 'religion' from its nondiscrimination policy, it is equally liable for punishment for adding groups that are not recognized by Virginia law.

Source: Liberty Council