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Four kinds of discrimination Indiana governor Mike Pence doesn’t ‘abhor’

Four kinds of discrimination Indiana governor Mike Pence doesn’t ‘abhor’
Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) AP

Via: Think Progress:

At a press conference on Indiana’s religious liberty law, Gov. Mike Pence (R) defended the law as not having the intent to discriminate while also calling for a “fix” to clarify that the law does not allow businesses to discriminate “against anyone.”

Pence took offense at the “misinformation” about the law that had spread since he signed the state’s Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA) into law on Thursday.

“I don’t support discrimination against gays or lesbians or anyone else. I abhor discrimination,” he said. “No one should be harassed or mistreated because of who they are, who they love, or what they believe.”

But his track record on several issues, including LGBT rights, suggests otherwise.

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