SF Mayor Bans Taxpayer-Funded Travel To Indiana Because Of Anti-Gay Law

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (D) has decided to ban city-funded trips to Indiana in response to Indiana's new anti-gay law.

Lee's announcement follows Pence signing legislation into law that allows businesses in the state to not serve gay people because of religious objections.

"We stand united as San Franciscans to condemn Indiana's new discriminatory law, and will work together to protect the civil rights of all Americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults," Lee said in a statement, according to the Indianapolis Star on Friday. "San Francisco taxpayers will not subsidize legally sanctioned-discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people by the state of Indiana."

There's been a visible backlash against Indiana since the law was signed. Major companies like Yelp and Salesforce have promised to scale back business in the state in protest of the law. Pence, in a radio interview after he signed the law, was pressed on if there was any justification for the law. He couldn't come up with any recent examples.

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[geomon666]

1. Good

Everybody needs to make a statement to these fucking nazis in Indiana.

[eggplant]

3. I hate Indiana Nazis. (with apologies to Jake Blues) n/t

[sarcasmo]

2. No more hosting the Final Four or Super Bowl.

[BigDemVoter]

4. Too bad the nice people in Indiana will be punished. . .

But the majority, who are fuck buckets, deserve it.

I, too, live in a state FULL of Ass Clowns, and they would deserve it too.

[yuiyoshida]

5. Love my mayor!

[captainarizona]

6. what is to be done?

All college presidents should be asked if they are boycotting indiana and its sports teams. Protests should be made at any sporting event with indiana teams The republican candidates for president should have demonstrations disrupt their campaigning. I have written a screenplay that tells how effective roadblocking a state can be. at: thealamoisavenged.com There are many ways to make the republicans of indiana pay a price. Public schools in indiana should hold teachins about the evil that is republican homophobia Put bumper sticker on your car or at your business we don't serve homophobes for religious reason because they are evil!