Click here to read full article in PDF form. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Laws: A Threat to Free Markets and Freedom of Conscience and Religion By Peter Sprigg Senior Fellow for Policy Studies A Threat to Free Markets and Freedom of Conscience and Religion Local, state and federal governments are being urged by activists to expand the protected categories under existing civil rights laws to bar discrimination in employment, housing, and/or public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation (which includes voluntary homosexual conduct); and gender identity (referring … Continue reading SOGI Laws