Set phasers to shun: George Takei encourages boycotting Indiana over ‘religious freedom’ bill [View all]
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) now faces the prospect of a wider boycott from sci-fi and gaming fans with the involvement of actor and activist George Takei, the Huffington Post reported.
Takei criticized both Pence and the Republican-controlled state legislature online over Senate Bill 101. Supporters have said that the measure would protect residents’ freedom of religion from state scrutiny, while opponents counter that the bill would legalize discrimination against same-sex couples.
“To the governor and to the legislators in Indiana who support this backward-looking and divisive bill, I say to you this: If it goes into effect, Indiana will be marked as a state where certain people are not welcome, and so we will not visit,” Takei wrote. “We will not spend. And we will not attend events, including GenCon, the world’s largest gaming convention, held in Indianapolis each year.”
Takei’s post came a day after Gen Con, a gaming convention that reportedly brings in around $50 million in business to the Indianapolis area every year, sent a similar message to Pence, saying that enacting the law “will factor into our decision-making on hosting the convention in the state of Indiana in future years.” The convention is currently slated to be held at the Indianapolis Convention Center through 2020.
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