Salesforce, Hillary Clinton, Yelp back #boycottIndiana hashtag
Twitter erupted today with hundreds of thousands of mentions of the hashtag #BoycottIndiana.
The response is a result of Indiana governor, Mike Pence’s decision to sign a bill into law that would allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers under the pretense of ‘religious freedom.’
Many businesses have already announced that they have no intention to do business in the state.
The Drum took to Twitter to compile a list of some of the biggest names that plan to #BoycottIndiana.
Salesforce
Today we are canceling all programs that require our customers/employees to travel to Indiana to face discrimination. http://t.co/SvTwyCHxvE
— Marc Benioff (@Benioff) March 26, 2015
Yelp
An Open Letter to States Considering Imposing Discrimination Laws http://t.co/2iNMMP0aIt
— Jeremy Stoppelman (@jeremys) March 27, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today. We shouldn't discriminate against ppl bc of who they love #LGBT http://t.co/mDhpS18oEH
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 27, 2015
City of San Fransisco
.@mayoredlee Statement on Indiana’s Discriminatory Law Against LGBT Individuals. http://t.co/2cRklN3Kpu pic.twitter.com/niXU5MK8jV
— City of SanFrancisco (@sfgov) March 27, 2015
George Takei
Join me to #BoycottIndiana . Show Gov. #Pence we won't stand for bigotry in the name of religion.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 27, 2015
James Van Der Beek
Given what happened in Indiana, it's time for this #ThrowbackThursday, along with what I tweeted about 4 years ago... pic.twitter.com/BI8CB60bVn
— James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) March 27, 2015
Also - I remember Jesus saying "Don't judge..." & "Love your neighbor as yourself." I don't recall him saying it was cool to discriminate.
— James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) March 27, 2015
Ashton Kutcher
Indiana? Seriously? Really? Bravo Salesforce for taking a stand. @benioff Hope more companies follow. http://t.co/g8K9DNZjps
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) March 27, 2015
Proponents of the bill argue that it doesn't discriminate agains gays and lesbians, rather, it protects the rights of business owners who don't support same-sex coupling.