LGBTQ+ Advocates and Corporate Boycotts on Indiana Senate Bill 101, 2015
On 26 March, 2015, U.S. Republican Governor Mike Pence signed Bill 101 into state law after the State Senate approved it by a vote of 40-10. The law, officially titled the “Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA), was set to take effect on 1 July, 2015. Bill 101 protects individuals or businesses from government actions that substantially burden their religious beliefs, unless the government demonstrates a “compelling interest” and uses the least restrictive means to enforce the law against those beliefs.