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Atlanta asks NBA to move All-Star game out of Charlotte
Atlanta city leaders asked the NBA to consider moving the 2017 All-Star Game away from Charlotte after state lawmakers passed legislation that limits protections for LGBT people.
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Netflix will boycott Georgia if governor signs antigay law
It’s part of Deadline Hollywood’s real-time tally of entertainment giants threatening to pull big money from the state.
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Indiana gay rights groups say history is on their side
Lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 session this month without advancing two measures in the Senate that addressed LGBT civil rights protections.
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Business leaders oppose Missouri religious objections bill
The measure would prohibit penalties for those who cite religious beliefs while declining to provide wedding-related services to same-sex couples.
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Salesforce CEO says he’ll pull out of Georgia if religious freedom law passes there
“…again Georgia is trying to pass laws that make it legal to discriminate,” he tweeted.
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Kentucky Senate passes bill allowing businesses to deny service to gays
The legislation would also nullify all local human rights ordinances that protect LGBT people.
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God apparently didn’t hear this antigay group’s prayer… because another LGBT bill just passed in Indiana
They even got down on their knees.
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Florida has new laws on same-sex marriage and a Confederate statue
Governor Rick Scott signed into law language that specifies clergy don’t have to marry same-sex couples — a right many said is already protected under state law and the U.S. Constitution.
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Missouri Democrats stall religious objections vote
The proposal prohibits penalties against anyone citing a “sincere religious belief” while declining to services for same-sex couples.
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Missouri senate likely to vote for right to discriminate against gay couples today
If passed by both chambers, the measure would appear on the ballot during either the August primary or November general election.