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It's All Politics Did You Know It's Legal In Most States To Discriminate Against LGBT People?Įven without such a law, it is already legal in Mississippi - as in most states in the country - to discriminate against LGBT people in providing employment, housing and public accommodation. As we reported last week, the Mississippi legislation protects only three beliefs or convictions: that marriage is between a man and a woman, that sex is "properly reserved to such a marriage," and that words like "male" and "female" are "objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at birth." The law is not a broad religious-protections law, such as many recent controversial state laws. "The legislation is designed in the most targeted manner possible to prevent government interference in the lives of the people from which all power to the state is derived," Bryant said. He said the new law "merely reinforces" existing religious freedom rights, "does not limit any constitutionally protected rights or actions" and does not challenge federal law. from discriminatory action by state government." In a statement on Twitter, Bryant said he signed the bill into law "to protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions. The Two-Way Here's Why Mississippi's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Is So Controversial