Mark Emmert says he's 'concerned' about Indiana's new anti-gay law

AtomicPiss

outsports.com/2015/3/26/8295989/ncaa-gay-mark-emert-indiana

AtomicPiss

Outsports is my source???

GrundleStiltzkin

Muttzen

T&Ps to all the HHB dads out there.

HuskyJW

Denying service to a certain population for religious beliefs.

That's not a slippery slope at all.

topdawgnc

I didn't realize Christian Laettner was a pillow biter.

RaceBannon

The market will work it out. A few back country businesses that give a shit isn't worth getting all worked up over. 99% 81% of Indiana businesses will not turn down a buck from the LGBT community. They will go out of their way to advertise that they are gay friendly.

Emmert should just shut the fuck up as usual

CokeGreaterThanPepsi

RaceBannon said:

The market will work it out. A few back country businesses that give a shit isn't worth getting all worked up over. 99% 81% of Indiana businesses will not turn down a buck from the LGBT community. They will go out of their way to advertise that they are gay friendly.

Emmert should just shut the fuck up as usual

This. If you want to be the person/business to turn down service for stuff like this, fine, by all means go ahead. Good luck with that in today's social media world. The bigger impact is for abortion and stuff like that.

sjd

DerekJohnson said:

Outsports is my source???

DerekJohnson said:

Outsports is my source???

PurpleThrobber

DerekJohnson said:

outsports.com/2015/3/26/8295989/ncaa-gay-mark-emert-indiana

No big thing -it's the mens final four in Indy.

The bull dyke women's tournament is in homo-friendly Tampa Bay.

topdawgnc

RaceBannon said:

The market will work it out. A few back country businesses that give a shit isn't worth getting all worked up over. 99% 81% of Indiana businesses will not turn down a buck from the LGBT community. They will go out of their way to advertise that they are gay friendly.

Emmert should just shut the fuck up as usual

Sounds like the front porch of Indiana needs some fixin' up.

GrundleStiltzkin

topdawgnc said:

RaceBannon said:

The market will work it out. A few back country businesses that give a shit isn't worth getting all worked up over. 99% 81% of Indiana businesses will not turn down a buck from the LGBT community. They will go out of their way to advertise that they are gay friendly.

Emmert should just shut the fuck up as usual

Sounds like the back door of Indiana needs some fixin' up.

UWerentThereMan

Almost as if Mark has an abundance of free time to concern himself with stupid shit like this.

d2d

Disagree. This is huge for Emmert considering that both he and his wife are gay and they LIVE IN INDY!

Why is Emmert pulling his pants on?

RavennaDawg

Since Indiana was already one of the states that did not protect all LGBT workers from employment discrimination, does this law now state that if a local government wanted to institute an anti-discrimination policy on its own, that that would be illegal? Or maybe a city/county could pass a policy, but people would not have to follow it?

RaceBannon

My understanding is it is pretty narrow. You have to show a legitimate infringement on your religious beliefs. It's the gay wedding cake deal. I don't think you can discriminate in employment.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

RaceBannon said:

My understanding is it is pretty narrow. You have to show a legitimate infringement on your religious beliefs. It's the gay wedding cake deal. I don't think you can discriminate in employment.

I agree with what you said earlier, the market will correct itself. If you don't like the gays and don't want their business, then you lose out on their business and the business of those who support them.

I feel like this bill will just tilt things enough so that if you're that grounded by your faith, it's your choice but if you're one of the gays and offended by this, then you can't file a lawsuit over it either.

whatshouldicareabout

Take this to the D2D and Honda Thunderdome Subforum shitboard.

Mods?

RavennaDawg

So I read a little more, and the burden is on the government to prove it has a "compelling interest" to pass a law. So this makes it difficult for local governments.

Indiana does not allow discrimination in state government employment. In other forms of employment it is like the majority of states where an employer can walk up to a worker and say "Hey, you're my best worker, but I didn't know that you are gay. You're fired!"

Dennis_DeYoung

As a gay man, I'm offended!!!!

GrundleStiltzkin

Dennis_DeYoung said:

As a gay man, I'm offended!!!!