Tag: H.B. 757
Today, Mississippi Senate to Vote on Appalling Anti-LGBT Legislation
Bill would allow businesses to discriminate by denying service to LGBT people, as well as explicitly sanction discrimination by taxpayer-funded religious organisations.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Said He Will Veto ‘Anti-LGBT’ Bill
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday morning he will veto H.B 757, also known by critics as the “anti-LGBT” bill.
Entertainment Industry Leaders Call on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to Veto HB 757
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on behalf of dozens of entertainment industry leaders who will abandon production in the state if he signs the anti-LGBT H.B. 757 into law.
Major Corporations, Business Leaders, & Sports Teams Speak Out Against H.B. 757
Earlier this week, Georgia’s legislature sent Governor Nathan Deal the bill that could weaken local non-discrimination protections and allow businesses to discriminate and deny service to LGBT people, in addition to explicitly allowing discrimination by taxpayer-funded religious organisations.
GA Senate Pushes Through Reckless Legislation Enabling Discrimination Against LGBT Couples
So-called ‘First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia’ goes far beyond protecting the rights already firmly established in the Constitution, and would legally sanction discrimination