Tag: Mike Pence
Calls on Governor Mike Pence to Support LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
Governor Mike Pence should listen to the majority of fair-minded Hoosiers and announce his support for fully inclusive LGBT non-discrimination protections in tomorrow night’s State of the State address.
Newly Released Emails Reveal Damage Pence’s Anti-LGBT RFRA Law Had on Indiana’s Economic Climate
Indiana businesses’ emails to Indiana Economic Development Corporation show their grave concerns about impact of dangerous and offensive law.
Indiana’s Expensive PR Contract To Fix Anti-LGBT RFRA Damage Cancelled
Last Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, responded to news that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) cancelled the expensive public relations contract it had signed to help repair the tremendous damage caused when Governor Mike Pence signed the anti-LGBT so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law.
New Poll Shows Indiana Gov. Pence’s Re-Election on the Ropes Because of Anti-LGBT Legislation
Today, a new poll revealed Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s deeply damaged political reputation continues to decline over two months after signing into law an anti-LGBT “religious refusal” bill – a law that put LGBT Hoosiers at risk of discrimination, causing an overwhelming outcry from fair-minded people and businesses demanding the bill be fixed.
Another Desperate Cry for Attention From Governor Bobby Jindal
Yesterday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s efforts to pass one of his top priorities, anti-LGBT HB 707, were dealt a major setback. By a bipartisan vote of 10-2 to “return to calendar without amendments,” the bill was potentially killed for the session.
Indiana governor’s approval rating plummets after disastrous anti-gay “religious freedom” bill
Indiana Governor Mike Pence — who frequently refers to himself as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order” — believed that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) would mobilize his conservative base.