ATLANTA — One of the most popular events in Atlanta has come out against the state's "religious freedom" bill. Other companies have also voiced concern over the proposed bill.
In a Facebook post, Dragon Con described its "long history of accepting all fans" and said "it's closely monitoring" the bill under consideration by the Georgia House of Representatives.
More than 70,000 attended the annual event in 2015.
Here's the full statement:
Dragon Con is proud of its long history of accepting all fans, no matter who they are today or who they want to be during the convention. Which is why we are closely monitoring the various "religious rights" bills currently under consideration by the Georgia House of Representatives. As we did in 2015, when a similar bill was considered, Dragon Con's leadership is working closely with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association, which are actively lobbying against these discriminatory bills, to make our opinion known to Georgia legislators.
Our position has not changed: Legislation that hurts one of us, hurts all of us.
Unlike some conventions that have their headquarters outside the cities where they operate, Atlanta is the only home Dragon Con has ever had. Our founders and our convention leaders all have deep family roots in the metropolitan area. Over the last 30 years, we have seen the city change considerably, almost always for the better. We have great faith that our state's leaders and legislators will, eventually, do the right thing for all Georgians.
Should one of these bills become law, we will seek written assurances from all of our business partners that they will not participate in any discriminatory behavior on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other point of identification. We have no intention now or in the future of supporting a business partner that discriminates.
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