We Support Boycott Of Travel To Indiana and Arkansas

Boycott travel to Indiana, boycott travel to Arkansas! Not only travel and tourism to Arkansas and Indiana is targeted in various initiatives to boycott. Indiana Governor this morning said: “This law does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone." Governor Mike Pence asks for a legislative fix.

In the meantime New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio today both banned state-business travel to Indiana. NY State Senator Michael Gianaris introduced a bill to ban state travel to any state with a similar law in the future.

Similar banns had been put in place to not allow tax payers funded travel for City Officials from Seattle and Philadelphia as well as a growing number of other cities to fund travel to Indiana or Arkansas.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on March 26 signed into law a bill that legalizes discrimination, allowing businesses to refuse service to customers simply because they are gay or lesbian. Further, since Governor Pence claims disingenuously that it is about religious freedom, his law protects any business owner who refuses to hire someone of a different religion from their own.

The Flight Attendant Union on Monday called on the state of Indiana to fix its controversial religious freedom law that may allow businesses to discriminate against gay people.

"We call on the Indiana State legislature to undo this abhorrent law. And just as we have done throughout our history, such as the battle we waged against Big Tobacco, we will relentlessly battle the hate spewing from the Governor's office in Indiana or wherever it may exist until our communities are free of hate," AFA International President Sara Nelson (pictured above) said in a statement.

This un-American law sets Indiana and our nation back decades in the struggle for civil rights. It is an embarrassment and cannot be tolerated. As such, AFSCME will move our 2015 Women’s Conference in October from Indianapolis to another state. Additional details about the conference’s new location and any necessary date change will be announced as they become available.

The 1.6 million members of AFSCME cannot in good conscience make such a sizable financial investment in Indiana knowing that women and men in that state are deliberately targeted for discrimination.

LGBT organizations across the United STates are calling for a boycott of Indiana and possible Arkansas.

Today the Arkansas House has approved a religious freedom measure that mirrors the one signed into law last week in Indiana that opponents there say opens the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday that he'd sign the measure.

Fourteen other states are considering similar proposals this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy

He now has weighed in, and said all there needs to be said.
In a tweet earlier the king of horror wrote:

“Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration act is gay discrimination, pure and simple. You can frost a dog turd, but it’s still a dog turd.”

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Visit Indiana - But Please No Gays! Honest To Goodness

Governor Mike Pence, Indiana

Honest to Goodness is the travel and tourism slogan for the U.S. State of Indiana. In February 2012 the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana hosted Superbowl. Travel, tourism,and events are income earners to the State demonstrating openness and diversity.

Today there is not much left of this diversity. A sign at the entrance of a restaurant in the U.S. State of Indiana says: No service for gays.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act has put Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who signed it into law this week after several statements that he was "looking forward" to doing so, is today searching for answers after the bill created "the worst crisis of his political career," according to the Indy Star.

In response to this law, the major of Seattle, Washington posted on his Facebook this afternoon:

"Indiana's S.B. 101 doesn't reflect the values of the City of Seattle. Seattle has been a leader in the fight to protect civil rights and ensure equality for all people - no matter who you are, or who you love. This is why I am ordering that none of our taxpayer dollars should go toward supporting this discriminatory law. To those in Indiana today who are working hard in the fight for equality - know that Seattle stands with you as you continue your efforts to end discrimination and protect civil rights for everyone."

Now the Indiana Governor wants to clarify the law he just signed allowing discrimination in his State.

“I support religious liberty, and I support this law,” Pence said in an exclusive interview. “But we are in discussions with legislative leaders this weekend to introduce another bill to see if there’s a way to clarify the intent of the law.”

The governor, although not ready to provide details on what the new bill will say, said he expects the legislation to be introduced into the General Assembly this coming week.

Asked if that legislation might include making gay and lesbian Hoosiers a protected legal class, Pence said, “That’s not on my agenda.”

Among those who have come out publicly against the bill: the White House, the NCAA, global cloud computing company Salesforce, Yelp, George Takei, Audra McDonald, and many, many more....

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Indiana statehouse on Saturday to protest the new law.