MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, JULY 13:New Poll to Show Small Business Owners' Views on Denying Services to LGBT Customers Based on Religious Beliefs
WHAT: Small business advocacy group Small Business Majority, along with the American Unity Fund and the Center for American Progress, will host a tele-press call on Monday, July 13 at 11:45am EDT/10:45am CDT/8:45am PDT to reveal the results of a new scientific opinion poll discussing small businesses' attitudes towards refusing goods or services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals, including denying services related to a same-sex wedding, based on an owner's religious beliefs. The poll will also reveal small business owners' views on enacting explicit protections for LGBT people against discrimination in public accommodations and employment.
WHEN: Monday, July 13, 2015 // 11:45amEDT, 10:45amCDT, 8:45amPDT
WHO:
- John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO of Small Business Majority
- Laura Durso, Director of the Center for American Progress' LGBT Research and Communications Project
- Tyler Deaton, Senior Advisor at the American Unity Fund
- Michelle Payton, owner of the Bride's Shoppe in Great Falls, Montana
- Robert Lange, owner of Charleston Intimate Ceremonies in Charleston, South Carolina
CALL-IN INFORMATION: Call: (805) 399-1000; Passcode: 605872#
About Small Business Majority
Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today. Since 2005, we have actively engaged small business owners and policymakers in support of public policy solutions, and have delivered information and resources to entrepreneurs that promote small business growth and drive a strong, sustainable economy. We are a team of more than 30 working from our 11 offices in Washington, D.C. and 9 states, with a network of more than 45,000 small business owners and more than 2,000 business organizations, along with a formal strategic partnership program of more than 125 business organizations, enabling us to reach more than 500,000 entrepreneurs. Our extensive scientific polling, focus groups and economic research help us educate and inform policymakers, the media and other stakeholders about issues including taxes, healthcare, access to capital, entrepreneurship, workforce development, clean energy and immigration. Learn more about us on our website and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.