Last Tuesday, all eyes were on Mississippi when the state passed a controversial law: private businesses and religious groups could now refuse services to individuals of the LGBTQ community.
In response, individuals on social media platforms expressed feelings of disappointment, anger, and shame. Many revolted in person, holding up signs reading “no hate in my state” outside of the home of Phil Bryant, governor of Mississippi.
Protesters claim the new law to be “hateful”, “discriminating” and against American justice and equality. Supporters and Bryant argue that because same-sex marriage is legal in the US, the law “protects the rights of people who are opposed to homosexuality.”
Despite outcries of inequality, the law is to be enforced on July 1st of this year.