By Anthony Zurcher
Facing intense
pressure from equal rights groups and business interests, Georgia’s governor,
Nathan Deal, vetoed a bill that would have “allowed faith-based organizations to refuse to service gay
and transgender people.”
The decision was almost certainly influenced by Hollywood figures who
threatened to pull productions from the state and the NFL’s suggestion that it
would pass on Atlanta for future Super Bowls if the bill were passed. Similar
bills are still being considered in a dozen states throughout the U.S., as North Carolina last week enacted a law
reversing civil rights protections for gay and transgendered people.
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