{"id":34353,"date":"2016-02-19T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/georgia-state-senate-advances-anti-lgbt-discrimination-bill\/"},"modified":"2016-02-19T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T23:00:26","slug":"georgia-state-senate-advances-anti-lgbt-discrimination-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/georgia-state-senate-advances-anti-lgbt-discrimination-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia State Senate advances anti-LGBT discrimination bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia State Senate advances anti-LGBT discrimination bill<\/b><\/p>\n

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Today, Georgia’s State Senate voted in favor of a harmful anti-LGBT discrimination that will now be sent to Georgia’s House of Representatives for a response. And this so-called “First Amendment Defense Act,”<\/a>  is just the first of a series of so-called “religious freedom bills”<\/a> under consideration in the Georgia legislature, which would allow individuals to cite their religious beliefs to discriminate against LGBT Georgians.  <\/p>\n

Another one of these bills, the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,”<\/a> would not only allow individuals and businesses to openly discriminate against Georgia’s LGBT community, but it would also cause problems related to child welfare, domestic violence, and public safety.<\/p>\n

Among the other bills being considered are:<\/p>\n