California bans state travel to Florida and 16 other mean Red States

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California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday.

Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to the list that now has 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden except under limited circumstances.

“Make no mistake: We’re in the midst of an unprecedented wave of bigotry and discrimination in this country — and the State of California is not going to support it,” Bonta said.

Lawmakers in 2016 banned non-essential travel to states with laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The 12 other states on the list are: Texas, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee.

https://apnews.com/article/california-fl...54d624ab13

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South Carolina was added in 2019 due to the passage of a law that allows religious adoption agencies to discriminate against gay couples.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-gov...43359.html

While I oppose all of these discriminatory, bigoted laws, I don't think this travel ban helps even a little.

Courts have to step in to protect rights. So far SCOTUS is allowing these so called religious liberty laws to stand
Which means Congress needs to act.

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Lemon Drop wrote: While I oppose all of these discriminatory, bigoted laws, I don't think this travel ban helps even a little.

yeah, me too. The travel ban even says that if it's really important, the ban can be bypassed. It looks like mere posturing to me...

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What a coincidence. Every one of those states are Red.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....red......about this.....

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Lemon Drop wrote:
South Carolina was added in 2019 due to the passage of a law that allows religious adoption agencies to discriminate against gay couples.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-gov...43359.html

While I oppose all of these discriminatory, bigoted laws, I don't think this travel ban helps even a little.

Courts have to step in to protect rights. So far SCOTUS is allowing these so called religious liberty laws to stand
Which means Congress needs to act.

Rob Bonta was my longtime Assembly member, his wife Mialisa (a really dynamic woman) is running to replace him. I am extremely pleased with them. However, I agree with you regarding this issue.