For those who live outside of the US and are not aware of our day to day politics, we are, unfortunately, going through a resurgence of bigotry, racism, sexism, and nearly whatever other negative connotation you can think of that we thought as a nation we’d moved on from nearly 50 years ago. In Georgia, there currently is a bill on the table that would legalize discrimination against LGBT people. A growing number of companies like Apple, the NFL, and movie studios which film there on a regular basis such as Disney, Time Warner, the Weinstein Company, and NBC, have all already spoken out against the bill. Now Sony Pictures is adding their voice to the mix:

 Georgia Bill HB 757 is anathema to our studio and to all those who value diversity and inclusion. We strongly urge Governor Deal to exercise his veto 

While not the kind of lengthy piece that we’re used to seeing out of other execs like Tim Cook, I’m glad to see SPE take a stance on the matter.

Discuss:

Should Sony have said more or is this more about the number of companies that are speaking up?