Biz groups spin wheels on anti-LGBT bills

Advocates for LGBT rights are praying that Tennessee lawmakers’ professed dedication to the state’s economic condition will convince them to steer clear of discriminatory legislation, but so far it hasn’t made much of a dent.

The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce brought representatives from major businesses with local presences to the Capitol this week to talk about the economic impact of such legislation, speaking in the same room and about the same subject as they did one year ago. In the ensuing year, the state lawmakers have continued to push controversial social legislation while the companies ostensibly opposed to it have continued to move to Tennessee or expand their presence here.