‘Marriage Story’ and the Violence of Divorce

What just happened? Yesterday, Chris Stewart, a Republican congressman from Utah, introduced the Fairness for All Act (FFA), legislation that attempts to find a balance between religious liberty and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) laws. The FFA is a compromise bill co-sponsored by nine Congressional Republicans and offered as an alternative to the Democrat-supported Equality Act. The FFA would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, but also provide some protection for religious freedom. For…