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LOUISVILLE — California's attorney general blocked state-funded travel to Kentucky and three other states on Thursday in response to what he considers anti-LGBT rights laws enacted this year.
Chris Hartman, the director of Louisville's Fairness Campaign, said that the bill the California AG is retaliating against, Senate Bill 17, could have indirect repercussions on the LGBT community in one of the nation's more gay-friendly cities.
"This is a clear example of the unforeseen consequences that even a vaguely anti-LGBT bill can have," Hartman said. "This is a bill that we opposed, and here we have a real-world economic consequence of passing this bill."
The worry is that SB 17, which goes into effect this summer, could lead to scenarios where LGBTQ students are prevented from joining a Christian club led by students who disagree with homosexuality.
SB 17 was sponsored by Sen. Albert Robinson, R-London. Robinson said it affirms students' constitutional right to express religious and political views in public schools. He said school officials previously have violated students' rights to express themselves for fear of being sued, but this legislation makes it clear that those discussions are OK.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...el-kentucky-and-three-other-states/424211001/
So the left doesn't want us stopping travel of refugees from terrorist ridden countries who murder gays because it is punishable by death but they want to ban travel to states that don't support gays in Christian clubs?
Chris Hartman, the director of Louisville's Fairness Campaign, said that the bill the California AG is retaliating against, Senate Bill 17, could have indirect repercussions on the LGBT community in one of the nation's more gay-friendly cities.
"This is a clear example of the unforeseen consequences that even a vaguely anti-LGBT bill can have," Hartman said. "This is a bill that we opposed, and here we have a real-world economic consequence of passing this bill."
The worry is that SB 17, which goes into effect this summer, could lead to scenarios where LGBTQ students are prevented from joining a Christian club led by students who disagree with homosexuality.
SB 17 was sponsored by Sen. Albert Robinson, R-London. Robinson said it affirms students' constitutional right to express religious and political views in public schools. He said school officials previously have violated students' rights to express themselves for fear of being sued, but this legislation makes it clear that those discussions are OK.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...el-kentucky-and-three-other-states/424211001/
So the left doesn't want us stopping travel of refugees from terrorist ridden countries who murder gays because it is punishable by death but they want to ban travel to states that don't support gays in Christian clubs?