“Parks and Recreation” star Nick Offerman announced Monday night that he would canceling an upcoming show in Indiana because of the state’s newly enacted anti-gay “religious freedom” law.
Congrats @GovPenceIN
WE ARE CANCELING
Indiana Summer of 69 tour 5/16.
I WILL PLAY @IndianaUniv this Weds and donate my $ to HRC.
#Usuck
— Nick Offerman (@Nick_Offerman) March 31, 2015
Offerman said on Twitter that he and his wife, Megan Mullally, no longer planned to stop in Indianapolis in May for their “Summer of 69” comedy tour. He added that a stand-up show he was scheduled to perform Wednesday at Indiana University would go on, although he planned to donate the proceeds to the Human Rights Campaign.
The state has dealt with backlash from various businesses and entertainment acts since Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law last Thursday. The alternative rock band Wilco also announced Monday that it decided to cancel an upcoming show in Indiana over the new law, which the band believed to be “thinly disguised legal discrimination.”
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Governor Pence:
Repeal this law, because it is stupid.
Do not attempt to engage me in conversation after repealing the law.
End of speech.
Ruh, Roh! They’ve pissed off Anastasia Beaverhausen
Meanwhile, the Teabaggers in the legislature continue their tactic of “Aint no thang.”
MSM has just willfully misconstrued Hoosier Hospitality!
“If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore.”
Sincerely, the governor.