Mississippi is the latest state to consider a `` gay Jim Crow '' law . The bill would allow businesses and organizations that receive government funding from discriminating against gays or lesbians in hiring practices, housing, credit cards, etc. These bills vary , but the undercurrent is that some religious groups want protection so that they could , in some instances , deny services to LGBT people based on their religious beliefs . Ignorance and fear promote that sort of legislation . He says proponents would rather think of gay people as invisible .
Mississippi is the latest state to consider a `` gay Jim Crow '' law . The bill would allow businesses and organizations that receive government funding from discriminating against gays or lesbians in hiring practices, housing, credit cards, etc. Ignorance and fear promote that sort of legislation . He says proponents would rather think of gay people as invisible .