PayPal and Bank of America among companies voicing opposition to Mississippi and North Carolina laws,as states learn there’s money in progressive valuesMississippi goddam, as Nina Simone once sang. You really know how to tick people off. The southern state has come a long way since it led the fight to preserve racial segregation. But this week it decided to seize a modern stand – against the LGBT community. Opponents of the anti-LGBT effort won’t give up without a fight, or this time,business leaders are at the vanguard.
Once shy of causing a political fuss, businesses large and small are backing LGBT rights, or states that don’t support them are losing jobs as a result.
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Source: theguardian.com