Governor Phil Bryant recently signedHouse Bill 1523, a.k.a.
These provisions specifically target LGBTQ populations, and have not sat well with all Mississippians.
There have always been people here battling injustice.

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Thats the version of Mississippi we believe in, and thats the Mississippi we wont stop fighting for.
The letter is reprinted verbatim below, via theJackson Free Press,along with the full list of names.
What literature teaches us is empathy.
There have always been people here battling injustice.
Thats the version of Mississippi we believe in, and thats the Mississippi we wont stop fighting for.