GAY MARRIAGE

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WHITFIELD Bruce ░░░░░░░░ cancelled a concert because ░░░░░░░░ the bathroom law It ░░░░░░░░ transgenders to use bathrooms ░░░░░░░░ the gender on their ░░░░░░░░ certificate Critics say it ░░░░░░░░ against gay lesbian transgender ░░░░░░░░ Springsteen is not the ░░░░░░░░ one to call for ░░░░░░░░ boycott when I was ░░░░░░░░ the NCAA championship in ░░░░░░░░ I spoke with NBA ░░░░░░░░ Charles Barkley who said ░░░░░░░░ type of discrimination cannot ░░░░░░░░ tolerated clip starts WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ ve also made strong ░░░░░░░░ about say Indianapolis last ░░░░░░░░ the NCAA BARKLEY Yes ░░░░░░░░ a black man WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ of the anti gay ░░░░░░░░ now it is North ░░░░░░░░ under the microscope BARKLEY ░░░░░░░░ I think the NBA ░░░░░░░░ move the all star ░░░░░░░░ from there next year ░░░░░░░░ know as a black ░░░░░░░░ I am against any ░░░░░░░░ of discrimination against whites ░░░░░░░░ gays lesbians however you ░░░░░░░░ to phrase it And ░░░░░░░░ is my job in ░░░░░░░░ position of power that ░░░░░░░░ am in able to ░░░░░░░░ on television supposed to ░░░░░░░░ up for people that ░░░░░░░░ t stand up for ░░░░░░░░ So I think the ░░░░░░░░ should move the all ░░░░░░░░ game from Charlotte and ░░░░░░░░ can figure out Atlanta ░░░░░░░░ to host it But ░░░░░░░░ should move it out ░░░░░░░░ Charlotte clip ends WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ NBA said plans in ░░░░░░░░ are already under way ░░░░░░░░ next February s event ░░░░░░░░ they were quote deeply ░░░░░░░░ that the law would ░░░░░░░░ its ability to host ░░░░░░░░ all star game back ░░░░░░░░ against the North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ is going on across ░░░░░░░░ south one of the ░░░░░░░░ controversial laws is now ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi Gay rights supporter ░░░░░░░░ to the irony of ░░░░░░░░ anchor spokesperson Robin Roberts ░░░░░░░░ on the cover she ░░░░░░░░ lesbian and the magazine ░░░░░░░░ published before the law ░░░░░░░░ headlines CNN Polo Sandoval ░░░░░░░░ on the battle lines ░░░░░░░░ this law so this ░░░░░░░░ what I do daily ░░░░░░░░ voice over Jackie Buchanan ░░░░░░░░ is a second generation ░░░░░░░░ in Mississippi who stands ░░░░░░░░ her Christian beliefs She ░░░░░░░░ faith is the foundation ░░░░░░░░ her business BUCHANAN This ░░░░░░░░ the time of year ░░░░░░░░ weddings occur SANDOVAL voice ░░░░░░░░ She says the doors ░░░░░░░░ her shop are open ░░░░░░░░ anyone dressing a bride ░░░░░░░░ a same sex marriage ░░░░░░░░ against her Christian values ░░░░░░░░ she won t have ░░░░░░░░ BUCHANAN I would probably ░░░░░░░░ servicing them because I ░░░░░░░░ marriage is instituted by ░░░░░░░░ between a man and ░░░░░░░░ and that is my ░░░░░░░░ SANDOVAL voice over From ░░░░░░░░ business owners like Buchanan ░░░░░░░░ public employees that issue ░░░░░░░░ licenses the law allows ░░░░░░░░ to refuse a customer ░░░░░░░░ it means servicing a ░░░░░░░░ sex wedding Some warn ░░░░░░░░ law s reach could ░░░░░░░░ far beyond PATE It ░░░░░░░░ allow discrimination based on ░░░░░░░░ who are not married ░░░░░░░░ because there s one ░░░░░░░░ in this Mississippi law ░░░░░░░░ it is a respectable ░░░░░░░░ legitimate religious belief that ░░░░░░░░ only occurs within the ░░░░░░░░ of marriage SANDOVAL voice ░░░░░░░░ In the heart of ░░░░░░░░ bible belt Jackson bartender ░░░░░░░░ Leopold wonders why the ░░░░░░░░ is needed in the ░░░░░░░░ place LEOPOLD They re ░░░░░░░░ about maintaining religious freedom ░░░░░░░░ a state that ranks ░░░░░░░░ the most devoutly religious ░░░░░░░░ in the country protection ░░░░░░░░ who SANDOVAL voice over ░░░░░░░░ laws effects are less ░░░░░░░░ than economic days after ░░░░░░░░ governor Phil Bryant signed ░░░░░░░░ into law Tuesday the ░░░░░░░░ tourism association reported people ░░░░░░░░ cancelling or postponing trips ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi due to the ░░░░░░░░ media reporting on the ░░░░░░░░ law everyone s welcome ░░░░░░░░ is the name of ░░░░░░░░ new campaign launched by ░░░░░░░░ restaurant and hospitality association ░░░░░░░░ response to the controversy ░░░░░░░░ this threat of economic ░░░░░░░░ some businesses in Jackson ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood take steps of ░░░░░░░░ own making it clear ░░░░░░░░ customers are welcome bills ░░░░░░░░ this are killing our ░░░░░░░░ that s one of ░░░░░░░░ reason we are the ░░░░░░░░ reporter they were among ░░░░░░░░ first gay couples to ░░░░░░░░ in Mississippi after the ░░░░░░░░ Court ruling legalizing same ░░░░░░░░ marriage last year for ░░░░░░░░ the new law is ░░░░░░░░ why they ll stay ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi to fight it ░░░░░░░░ have family here I ░░░░░░░░ my home here I ░░░░░░░░ friends here and I ░░░░░░░░ hard for that I ░░░░░░░░ not leaving my home ░░░░░░░░ family my friends because ░░░░░░░░ men in the capital ░░░░░░░░ I am a second ░░░░░░░░ citizen I committed to ░░░░░░░░ it and I am ░░░░░░░░ here to fight it. ...