State lawmakers are working on a civil rights law that protects people from discrimination. Georgia is one of a handful of states without such a law.
When it was first filed, the bipartisan “Georgia Civil Rights in Public Accommodations Act ” included protections based on race, color, religion and national origin.
Then in the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, Rep. Taylor Bennett, D-Brookhaven, wanted to add “disability, gender identity, sexual orientation and veteran’s status,” but his efforts failed. Instead the committee agreed to only add protections for the class “sex.”
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