WASHINGTON 鈥� In the wake of the so-called religious freedom law recently passed and signed in Indiana, a D.C. councilmember is calling for the District to avoid official travel to the state.
David Grosso, I-At Large, said in that 鈥淒iscrimination has no place in the District of Columbia, and our public employees should not be forced to travel to a place that prides itself on fueling anti-LGBTQ animosity. The blatant bigotry on display by Governor [Mike} Pence and the legislature leads me to believe that Indiana is not a safe place for our public employees to travel.鈥�
Grosso added that the Indiana law signed by Gov. Mike Pence last week 鈥渓egalizes discrimination based on religious beliefs,鈥� and calls for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to 鈥渂an all publicly financed travel to Indiana and stand firmly with our LGBTQ public servants and residents.鈥�
