Google Joins Equal Rights Campaign In Ga. Religious Freedom Fight
File – In an Oct. 14, 2009 file photo a sign designates the Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 in Italy because juveniles posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/file)
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Some of the country’s biggest companies have joined in a marketing campaign to promote equal rights in Georgia.
This news comes just days before the Georgia General Assembly begins, where a controversial religious freedom bill could dominate.
The new Georgia Prospers campaign includes big names like Google and AT&T.
Its mission statement makes the same argument that other corporations have in the past: in-state businesses won’t do well if Georgia doesn’t look hospitable to LGBT people.
Republican Sen. Josh McKoon is the sponsor of the religious freedom bill, also known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
He say he’s not concerned about possible economic consequences.
“There’s going to be a big hue and cry if we go ahead and pass this legislation for a day or two,” he said. “And then when everyone settles down and realizes none of these negative impacts are going to occur, we will move on to other issues.”
Other members of the equal rights group, like Delta, have previously spoken out against McKoon’s legislation.
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