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Gay rights movement goes corporate, pays big business as ally in bathroom bills fight
Gay rights movement goes corporate, pays big business as ally in bathroom bills fight
By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times - Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The Texas Association of Business has been an outspoken opponent of the state’s proposed transgender bathroom bill, predicting the legislation will lead to a massive economic backlash and cost the state as much as $8.5 billion in lost business.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce was similarly alarmed by the 2015 push for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, arguing that it would negatively affect the state’s “ability to attract and retain jobs, talent and investment.”
Florida Competes, a small-businesses advocacy group in the Sunshine State, has tirelessly championed a bill that would make sexual orientation and gender identity protected classes under the Florida Civil Rights Act. The amendment, the group says, would boost Florida’s economic output by more than $5 billion and create nearly 36,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
These small-business coalitions and others across the country share a common source of funding: the national gay rights movement. ... Since the legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states, the debate over gay and transgender rights has increasingly been framed in economic terms. ... With prodding from the LGBT movement, powerful corporations have threatened to pull business out of states if their desired policy outcomes are not met.
By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times - Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The Texas Association of Business has been an outspoken opponent of the state’s proposed transgender bathroom bill, predicting the legislation will lead to a massive economic backlash and cost the state as much as $8.5 billion in lost business.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce was similarly alarmed by the 2015 push for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, arguing that it would negatively affect the state’s “ability to attract and retain jobs, talent and investment.”
Florida Competes, a small-businesses advocacy group in the Sunshine State, has tirelessly championed a bill that would make sexual orientation and gender identity protected classes under the Florida Civil Rights Act. The amendment, the group says, would boost Florida’s economic output by more than $5 billion and create nearly 36,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
These small-business coalitions and others across the country share a common source of funding: the national gay rights movement. ... Since the legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states, the debate over gay and transgender rights has increasingly been framed in economic terms. ... With prodding from the LGBT movement, powerful corporations have threatened to pull business out of states if their desired policy outcomes are not met.
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