Indiana

The Time George Takei Went Toe-To-Toe With Mike Pence And Won

By Samuel Warde on Activism, LGBT Issues, Religious Freedom Laws, Religious Intolerance, Smackdowns, States Issues

The Time George Takei Went Toe-To-Toe With Mike Pence And Won

George Takei scored a major victory for LGBT rights in Indiana after he went to war with then Gov. Mike Pence. March 2015 then Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed into law the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA) in a private ceremony. ThinkProgress reported at the time that “Proponents of this bill had openly admitted […]

James Van Der Beek and Anna Camp Take On Homophobia in Indiana – VIDEO

By Samuel Warde on Activism, Humor, LGBT Issues, Videos, Viral Videos

James Van Der Beek and Anna Camp Take On Homophobia in Indiana – VIDEO

James Van Der Beek, star of CSI: Cyber has an awesome take on Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Act, which created a shit storm in Indiana – resulting in the Republican led legislature being forced to unveil changes spelling out that the new law “does not allow businesses to refuse service to gays or other minority […]

Tom Cotton Suggests Critics Of Indiana Law Should Be Grateful State Doesn’t Execute Gays (VIDEO)

By Kimberley Johnson on Religious Intolerance, Republican Logic, Right Wing Hatred, Right-Wing Myths

Tom Cotton Suggests Critics Of Indiana Law Should Be Grateful State Doesn’t Execute Gays (VIDEO)

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) recently appeared on CNN and urged critics of Indiana’s religious “freedom” law to get a “perspective” and then he did what every Republican does to deflect the issue – he suggested that we compare the United States to Iran and then we’ll all see just how great we have it in […]