April 6, 2016
PHOTOS: Hundreds of voices Mississippi Gov. Bryant ignored by signing HB 1523 into law
"I am your neighbor, Governor Bryant, and I am a lesbian. I am Mississippi, and we all deserve the same rights."
Southern Stories
BREAKING: Mississippi's anti-LGBT HB 1523 becomes law, signed by governor
"While other state legislatures have advanced attacks on LGBT people this session, no state in the country has passed a law like this."
April 1, 2016
Eyes on Mississippi Governor: anti-LGBT HB 1523 passes legislature
Mississippi's House Bill 1523 has passed the Mississippi legislature and will be sent to Governor Phil Bryant
March 31, 2016
Mississippi pastor speaks out, says #NOHB1523
The faith-filled and personal statement speaks to the experience of being an LGBT Christian woman in Mississippi and the harmful impact HB 1523 would have, not just on the community, but on the state as a whole.
March 31, 2016
How 6 LGBT Mississippians would be harmed by HB 1523
The anti-LGBT HB 1523 is on Gov. Phil Bryant's desk for approval. Here's how it could impact 6 LGBT Mississippians' lives.
March 30, 2016
Mississippi may pass 'license to discriminate' law today
HB 1523 "creates sweeping exemptions allowing people and businesses to discriminate against transgender people and same-sex couples based on their religious or moral beliefs."
March 28, 2016
'License to discriminate' bill in GA to be vetoed
Nathan Deal, the governor of Georgia has said that he will veto Georgia’s HB757, which would have allowed any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians. House Bill 757 was quickly passed without warning on March 17.
March 24, 2016
Time Warner, Sony, Lionsgate, Fox, Weinstein joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
Time Warner has become the latest media company to speak out against Georgia’s HB 757, urging Governor Nathan Deal to veto the bill.
March 23, 2016
AMC, Viacom condemn Georgia's anti-LGBT bill
AMC and Viacom have joined Disney and Marvel in condemning Georgia’s HB 757, which would allow any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite their “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians.
March 23, 2016
Disney speaks out against Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
The Walt Disney Company has become the first major studio to speak out against Georgia’s anti-LGBT ‘license to discriminate bill. The company stated that they would move their business out of the state if Governor Nathan Deal signed the bill into law.
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