[1][2][3] He was the son of Charles L. Young Sr., who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 until his death in 2009.

His paternal grandfather is E. F. Young Jr. who founded a cosmetics firm and hotel in Meridian, Mississippi.

The bill allows individuals to discriminate against same-sex couples who have "deeply held religious beliefs or moral convictions" against such unions.

Speaking to the Meridian Star after the passage of the bill, Young said:I, as an individual, might disagree from a personal standpoint with certain protections of human rights.

But as a duly elected official, I have a sworn obligation to protect and to uphold every persons' rights.