{"id":16653,"date":"2015-04-01T04:20:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T08:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/oakland-joins-boycott-of-indiana-over-religious-freedom-law\/"},"modified":"2015-04-01T04:20:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T08:20:04","slug":"oakland-joins-boycott-of-indiana-over-religious-freedom-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/oakland-joins-boycott-of-indiana-over-religious-freedom-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Joins Boycott Of Indiana Over Religious Freedom Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Oakland Joins Boycott Of Indiana Over Religious Freedom Law<\/b><br \/>\nOakland, California, on Tuesday joined a growing list of governments and businesses to boycott Indiana over its new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say allows businesses to shun LGBT people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastbayexpress.com\/SevenDays\/archives\/2015\/03\/31\/oakland-mayor-libby-schaaf-bans-city-travel-to-indiana-in-protest-of-religious-freedom-law\" target=\"_hplink\">Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf <\/a>said in a statement that the city will not spend taxpayer money on travel to Indiana and condemned the state&#8217;s law, which allows businesses to cite religious beliefs as a legal defense to discrimination, according to the East Bay Express. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As Mayor of Oakland, I join with jurisdictions, private citizens, businesses and other entities around the world in denouncing the State of Indiana&rsquo;s action and will continue to direct the City Administrator to <a href=\"http:\/\/kron4.com\/2015\/03\/31\/oakland-mayor-latest-to-join-indiana-boycott\/\" target=\"_hplink\">deny the use of City dollars for travel to Indiana<\/a> as long as this discriminatory law remains in effect,&rdquo; Schaaf said. <\/p>\n<p>Oakland joins <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/maryanngeorgantopoulos\/here-are-the-celebrities-businesses-and-governments-boycotti#.wt6lbbLo2\" target=\"_hplink\">San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Washington D.C., and Portland, Oregon<\/a>, in announcing travel bans after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the bill on Thursday. Connecticut, Washington state and New York also have banned publicly funded travel by government workers to Indiana. <\/p>\n<p>Several powerful tech companies near Oakland also spoken out against the Indiana law, with San Francisco-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/03\/27\/san-francisco-indiana-boycott_n_6957136.html\" target=\"_hplink\">Salesforce canceling the companies&#8217; events in the state<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>HUFFPOST READERS:<\/strong><em> If you <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in Indiana, we want to hear about how this law is affecting you. Email your story or any tips to <a href=\"mailto:openreporting@huffingtonpost.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">openreporting@huffingtonpost.com<\/a>. Include your name, the city you <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in, and a phone number if you&#8217;re willing to be contacted by a reporter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/03\/31\/oakland-boycott-indiana_n_6981886.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&#038;ir=Gay+Voices\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/03\/31\/oakland-boycott-indiana_n_6981886.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&#038;ir=Gay+Voices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland Joins Boycott Of Indiana Over Religious Freedom Law Oakland, California, on Tuesday joined a growing list of governments and businesses to boycott Indiana over its new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say allows businesses to shun LGBT people. 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