The 2015 Final Four Schools Respond To Indiana Anti-Gay Law
Source: TPM
All four schools with basketball teams competing in the Final Four games of March Madness have weighed in on Indiana's controversial religious, expressing concern that the law could open the door to discrimination against gay people.
The statements, by representatives for the University of Kentucky, Duke University, the University of Wisconsin, and Michigan State University, come as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) finally gave in and said Tuesday that he wanted to see a clarification to the law so that it's clear that no one would be discriminated against.
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Duke Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations Michael Schoenfeld said Tuesday that his school "continues to stand alongside the LGBT community in seeking a more equal and inclusive world, and we deplore any effort to legislate bias and discrimination."
"We share the NCAAs concern about the potential impact of the new law, and will be vigilant to ensure that our student-athletes, supporters, and indeed all citizens and visitors are treated fairly and with respect," Schoenfeld said.
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maindawg
(1,151 posts)if just one of these teams held a vote, and decided to boycott the game.
Wow, just wow. That would be huge.
diabeticman
(3,121 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)JudyM
(29,201 posts)Excluding the LGBT community was de riguer for so many years!
captainarizona
(363 posts)Any of the colleges say they are going to pull out of indianapolis????? I won't hold my breath. The lgbt community and their supporters should hold sit ins in the administrations office to demand they call their teams home.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)mahannah
(893 posts)My friend/wife and I are Spartan fans (she more so than I). She's looking for tickets. I said that if I had one for free and was paid to go, I'd still say no.
quadrature
(2,049 posts)the right thing to do.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,590 posts)Did Duke speak out against that?
WilmywoodNCparalegal
(2,654 posts)such a bill if it gets to his desk.
Flatpicker
(894 posts)And request a 2 week delay while they move to another facility.
That would put pressure on the state to change this law asap.