Melissa, Thank you so much.  Your message also confirms the 
complexity of the whole issue.  Interesting that civil rights 
protection seems to include condemnation of discrimination on the 
grounds of race, but maybe not gender - if breastfeeding is a gender 
issue?  The Kellymom site is indeed a wonderful source of additional 
info, and I'm grateful to you for alerting me to this resource.  On 
it I found links to a great article taken from Mothering Magazine 
setting out the Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto, 
at 
<http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/breastfeeding/bashful-brazen.html>http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/breastfeeding/bashful-brazen.html 
and another very comprehensive report from the United States 
Breastfeeding Committee, 2005, on State Legislation that protects 
promotes and supports breastfeeding: an inventory and analysis of 
state breastfeeding and maternity leave 
legislation 
<http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Issue-Papers/State-Legislation-2004.pdf>http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Issue-Papers/State-Legislation-2004.pdf.

I also liked your suggestion that it might be helpful for a mom to 
bring to the organization's attention material that states why it 
should support breastfeeding.  We'll definitely suggest this.

Pamela  (amazed by the extent of the very helpful response from so 
many Lactnetters to my question!)

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There is a trespassing law in Texas that trumps the BFIP law. I looked i=
nto this a couple of years ago, and if the owner of private property ask=
s a person to leave and the person does not, they can be charged with tr=
espassing.  Exception would be if the owner does so based on race, etc. =
(civil rights protection). Breastfeeding in public is not a civil right =
in TX or many other places. =

Note that religious entities/houses of worship may be exempt from BFIP l=
aws as well as certain civil rights laws. It is often helpful for a mom =
in this situation to bring to the church's attention, material that stat=
es why the entity should support BF.   I believe kellymom's site may hav=
e links that could be helpful.
Melissa Vance, JD, LLLL

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