“The foundational American principle of church-state separation promises freedom without favor and equality without exception for everyone. The federal government is reneging on that constitutional promise by allowing a taxpayer-funded agency to discriminate against Kelly Easter because she doesn’t live according to its religious beliefs," said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United.

“This settlement advances the religious freedom of taxpayers and children across Kentucky. Vulnerable children should never be religiously proselytized or coerced in state-funded facilities," said Alex J. Luchenitser, associate vice president and associate legal director of Americans United.

Michael Hallinan, the 2021 AU Student Essay Contest Winner, writes about how the Do No Harm Act would help protect the rights of LGBTQ people like him.