New Religious Freedom Laws Cause Controversy - Blythe Taylor

 On March 26, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signs the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. The new law causes an immediate backlash and boycott by those who feel it can be used to discriminate against Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals. Mayors in cities such as Seattle and San Francisco ban all official travel to Indiana. Businesses like Sales force and Angie's List stop plans to expand within the state. Some Indiana business owners put signs in their windows that read "We Serve Everyone." The hashtag #BoycottIndiana also trended on twitter across the nation. On March 31, The Arkansas Senate passes a similar Religious Freedom Restoration Act, also known as the Conscience Protection Act. Major businesses such as Apple, Acxiom, and Walmart publicly oppose the law. Doug McMillon, Walmart's CEO, urges Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to veto the bill.

I can’t believe that this is happening today. I am appalled to call Arkansas my home state now. Not only is this discriminating to the LGBT community, but it also means that we are going back in time rather than moving forward for and with equality. To think of how many people have died for us to get this far with equality and some idiotic politicians are dragging us back in time. We have so much further to go to be completely equal and I honestly think that it won’t happen within the next 25 years, which really shows how corrupt or society is today.



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