After a decade of debate, Georgia now has a ‘religious liberty’ law

“RFRA is not any better now than it was in 2016,” Graham says. “But there is great urgency to fight [other] pieces of legislation that cause immediate and irreversible harm.”

Still, Graham says LGBTQ advocates have not ruled out challenging the law in court.

Robinson says corporations are also prioritizing other fights in this political environment, like tariffs. And amid backlash, many companies are now retreating from debates over race, gender and sexuality. While the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce opposed RFRA again this year, there was no full-court press.

“We believe it is best to focus on issues like civil justice reform, infrastructure, and workforce development, which move our state forward and improve the quality of life for all Georgians,” the chambers wrote in a joint statement in March.

“I talk to people in the business community and they say, ‘We’re against it, we don’t need it. But we’re not going to die on this hill right now,” Robinson says. Continue reading…