Mississippi’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill passes state legislature

After differing versions of Mississippi’s so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” passed the House and Senate, yesterday a conference committee reported out a final bill that fails to prohibit discrimination against customers based on business owners’ personal religious beliefs.  Tonight the final bill passed both houses of the Mississippi legislature and now heads to the desk of Gov….

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Lance Bass joins HRC in speaking out against anti-gay Mississippi bill

WASHINGTON — Lance Bass is joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in speaking out against Mississippi’s SB 2681, a bill that would essentially give businesses license to discriminate against LGBT customers. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a similar bill in her state last…

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