Religious or fraternal organization. The provisions of section 363A.08 [Minnesota Human Rights Act] shall not apply to a religious or fraternal corporation, association, or society, with respect to qualifications based on religion or, sexual orientation, or gender identity when religion or, sexual orientation, or gender identity shall be a bona fide occupational qualification for employment.

Nothing in this chapter prohibits any religious association, religious corporation, or religious society that is not organized for private profit, or any institution organized for educational purposes that is operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious association, religious corporation, or religious society that is not organized for private profit, from:[...] (2) in matters relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, taking any action with respect to education, employment, housing and real property, or use of facilities.