Following the governor of Indiana’s signing into law of a piece of legislation which may legalize discrimination against travelers due to their sexual orientation., Gogobot, the travel research and planning site has updated both its Indiana state destination page, and also all 400 plus of its city destination pages in Indiana including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville with the following notice:
Note: Gogobot is a company that supports equal rights for all people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity. If you are traveling to Indiana or intend to travel to Indiana you should know that on March 26, 2015, the Governor of Indiana signed the religious objections bill into law. Critics of this law say that it may legalize discrimination against travelers due to their sexual orientation.
In an email to LGBT Weekly, Krista Canfield, vice president of Corporate Communications at Gogobot stated, “Gogobot’s mission is to help people discover great places to stay, eat and play that are perfect for them. 19 Tribes (Family Travelers, Foodies, LGBT, etc.) help Gogobot members get personalized recommendations. More than 16 million people used Gogobot to plan and research places to go in the last year.”
For more information on Gogobot visit: gogobot.com/. To join Gogobot’s LGBT Tribe visit: gogobot.com/tribes/lgbt
The bigotry and ignorance from the LGBT community is staggering. Indiana did not pass an anti-gay law.
To the anonymous “Brian”:
The “bigotry and ignorance” (your words) of anti-LGBT bigots and ignoramuses are staggering.
Indiana’s new law is anti-LGBT because it encourages people to commit anti-LGBT discrimination and claim religious superstition as their excuse.
Also, have you put out the same warnings for the other 30 states with similar legislation? What about the federal law? Ooops! Again, your bigotry is staggering.
Most LGBT media outlets (and many mass-market media outlets) cover most of the anti-LGBT legislation at various stages: when bills are introduced, when lawmakers hold hearings, when debates are held, when votes are taken, when laws are enacted, and when they go into effect. Most LGBT media also report anti-LGBT discrimination when it occurs.
The federal RFRA law is often mentioned in such articles.