Twice this week the Trump-Pence administration signaled that it will continue to pander to a narrow group of fundamentalist Christians who want to redefine religious freedom as a sword that can be wielded against transgender people.

“This is a stunning reversal of course. It is unconscionable that the federal government, after supporting Aimee Stephens through five years of court battles, would abandon her on the Supreme Court’s doorstep," said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United.

A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit is a reminder that religious discrimination has no place in the workplace.