Mayor bans publicly-funded travel by SF employees to Indiana in wake of reputed anti-LGBT law

[babylonsister]

Yay!

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/mayor-bans-publicly-funded-travel-by-sf-employees-to-indiana-in-wake-of-reputed-anti-lgbt-law/Content?oid=2924788


Mayor bans publicly-funded travel by SF employees to Indiana in wake of reputed anti-LGBT law
By Laura Dudnick

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Lee said the bill legalizes discrimination against the LGBT community.

“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 individuals,” Lee said in the statement.

“Effective immediately, I am directing city departments under my authority to bar any publicly-funded city employee travel to the state of Indiana that is not absolutely essential to public health and safety,” he said. “San Francisco taxpayers will not subsidize legally-sanctioned discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people by the state of Indiana.”

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, however, said the bill is not intended to promote bias.

“Today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action,” Pence said in a statement. “This bill is not about discrimination, and if I thought it legalized discrimination in any way in Indiana, I would have vetoed it.”

Lee’s statement comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced via his Twitter page earlier Thursday that the San Francisco-based company is canceling all programs that require customers or employees to travel to Indiana.

[RKP5637]

1. Dear Gov. Mike Pence: I feel our freedom and liberty is under attack as you force

contemptuous religious beliefs onto others! Where, are the protections for the rest of us! You, are an affront to equality in the United States!

[babylonsister]

2. Amen! I bet this is just the beginning.

I hope a lot more cities, and big businesses, and even important people, start voicing their opinions about this.

[RKP5637]

3. I think I'll post my post as an OP for more visibility. n/t

[Cha]

4. Well Pence is stupid, so if he "intended" it is of no matter. but, we all know he did. he lies

a gop.

Good on the Mayor of San Francisco! mahalo babylonsistah

[Thespian2]

5. Good thing

Pence has never read anything about the teachings of Jesus. He is actually dumb enough to cite religion while he is signing a law that is directly opposed to what Jesus said.

[hatrack]

6. Thanks, Yeronner - well played!

Mike Pence =

[babylonsister]

8. I bet Pence regrets it already! nt

[yuiyoshida]

7. Thank you Mayor Lee...

[blkmusclmachine]

9. Over at Daily Kos, we've got Third Way "Democrats" telling us how this ain't so bad...

[NBachers]

10. But I have to ask: How much publicly-funded travel to Indiana happened last year?

I support Mayor Lee's gesture and everything, but I wonder how much money Indiana can actually expect to lose from this non-essential travel boycott.

[Ace Rothstein]

11. If enough cities and states follow suit, it can make a difference.

Conventions become less profitable and move to a new location where everyone will attend again.

[NBachers]

13. Yes, you're right. I hope there's a huge avalanche of actions like this.

[babylonsister]

12. Who cares? The gesture is priceless imo. nt

[BrotherIvan]

16. +1

Speaking out against discrimination is NEVER ever wrong!

[bearssoapbox]

14. I wish Ohio wasn't so close to Indiana.

Kashits doesn't need any more help thinking up crazy, stupid ideas. (something might rub off)

We're surrounded by wing nut states.

[raven mad]

15. Yessssssssss!!!