Georgia governor says he'll veto anti-LGBT bill

Georgia says no to discrimination.
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) said Monday he'll veto an anti-LGBT religious freedom bill, ABC News reports.

"Georgia is a welcoming state. It is full of loving, kind and generous people," Deal said. "And that is what we should want."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.