a few days later, wries of the nation descended upon the state of tennessee which was also takes up a bill like this. it looked like it had a good chance of passage. it started to get national attention and then the bill was abruptly delayed for a year by republicans in the state senate. the place that has gone the furthest thus far is arizona which is why right now all eyes are on arizona to see if the republican bill there is going to pass or if it s going to meet the same fate as kansas and all the rest. republicans were really, really sure of themselves on this issue for a really long time. they knew campaigning against the threat of gay people having equal rights was great politics for them. s sunlight made them grow. they wanted to be known for that in these issues. when they got national attention to their anti-gay fights they felt like it made them stronger, not weaker on this issue. being anti-gay used to unite republican politicians. it worked for hem. it was a reliable vote