The movement of some states to pass anti-LGBT laws, most recently in Mississippi and North Carolina, is in the bull’s-eye of a growing corporate coalition and key entertainers.
IBM (No. 22 on the 2015 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity) took to Twitter last weektomake a public statement against the latest unjust foray, this time by Mississippi with legislation allowing people or organizations who have a religious reason for bigotry against LGBT individuals to deny services to them. @IBMPolicy IBM’s official government and regulatory affairs Twitter account tweet singled out Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, saying it was “disappointed” that he signed the legislation.
And beyond the corporate world, A-List entertainers were also following suit. Bruce Springsteen cancelled his band’s concert Friday in North Carolina, and Canadian singer Bryan Adams nixed his gig in Mississippi.
