JACKSON, Miss, – Monday, the Mississippi State Legislature voted to approve the anti-LGBT bill H.B. 1523, a measure opposed by some of the state’s largest employers. Major corporations are among those urging Gov. Phil Bryant, House Speaker Philip A. Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves to stop to this discriminatory measure that would put the…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Senate Judiciary A voted Tuesday to advance H.B 1523, a discriminatory anti-LGBT bill. If passed, H.B. 1523 would allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians, in some of the most important aspect of their lives, including at…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi House of Representatives has advanced H.B. 1523. Sponsored by House Speaker Philip Gunn, this piece of legislation will allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians, in some of the most important aspect of their lives, including at…
JACKSON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Mississippi, decried the decision by Mississippi lawmakers to move forward with H.B. 1523. Dubbed the “Religious Liberty Accommodations Act,” this horrific legislation would allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians, in some of the most…
