The 58-year-old comedian, along with other celebrities like Josh Gad, Lance Bass and Alyssa Milano, took to Twitter to voice their outrage after the state's governor signed the controversial bill.
- April 6, 2016
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Ellen DeGeneres, Josh Gad and other famous faces took to Twitter to voice their outrage over Mississippi's new law that they dubbed discriminate LGBT people. They did the action after the state's Governor Phil Bryant signed into law a bill which will allow businesses and government workers to deny service to people, including same sex couples or even any gay person, based on their religious beliefs.
Phil signed the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act" into law on April 5. The bill will allow state employees to refuse to issue same-sex-marriage licenses and protect the rights of people with "deeply held religious beliefs."
The Governor said that it would prevent "government from interfering with people of faith who are exercising their religious beliefs...in matters of marriage." He added, "This bill does not create one action against any class or group of people. It doesn't create a new action or a new defense of an action against those people."
On the other hand, a lot of people, including celebrities like Ellen, Josh, Andy Cohen, Elijah Wood and Alyssa Milano, found the bill discriminating. They posted some messages on Twitter to criticize the movement. "The people of #NorthCarolina and #Mississippi deserve better. We won't stop fighting until they get it," Ellen wrote, while Lance said, "What the fuck @philbryantMS - seriously ... What the fuck?? No one is going to @VisitMS. #HB1523 was signed. Stupid."
The people of #NorthCarolina and #Mississippi deserve better. We won't stop fighting until they get it.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) 5 April 2016
The Governor of #Mississippi seems very familiar to me. pic.twitter.com/6VxVK79BKY
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) 5 April 2016
.@PhilBryantMS You are a disgrace to your religion, and the great state of Mississippi.
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) 5 April 2016
What "religious beliefs and moral convictions" are being discriminated against in Mississippi? https://t.co/clw5gM314g
— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) 5 April 2016
Please read! Here's Why Mississippi's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Is So Controversial: https://t.co/EJ7hs6uQa2
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) 5 April 2016
