Pennsylvania must become a leader in ensuring that all LGBT persons enjoy full and equal civil rights. With this action, we stand by our LGBT family members, friends and colleagues to ensure that their rights are respected. The law in Indiana runs contrary to this mission.

I support my friends and family; black, white, gay, straight, Christian, atheist, disabled, it doesn't matter and feel that when the INDIANA Governor signed this ANTI-FREEDOM of CHOICE bill, the exact OPPOSITE of what this country stands for its time for me to stand up and do something. Not acceptable Indiana!

It’s hard to believe this is necessary, but as Missourians we’ve got to tell Sen. Kurt Schaefer, Rep. Elijah Haahr, and Senator Ed Emery that Missouri doesn't want to look like the Hoosier state.

It’s hard to believe this is necessary, but as Missourians we’ve got to tell Sen. Kurt Schaefer, Rep. Elijah Haahr, and Senator Ed Emery that Missouri doesn't want to look like the Hoosier state.

Dear Colleague: On 26 March 2015, the Governor of Indiana signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, one of several so-called religious liberty bills recently vetted by states. ACPA—College Student Educators International views these bills, in all of their forms and in all of the states and countries that produce them, as overt acts of discrimination against LGBT people. We believe these bills are destructive to the well being of our colleagues living and working in Indiana, as well as other communities throughout the United States and around the world. We protest passage of the law in Indiana and deeply object to its blatant disregard for human dignity. We join with hundreds of corporations and organizations in this protest. We have been in direct contact with the Governor Mike Pence’s office (317-232-4567), the Speaker of the House Brian Bosma (317-232-9677) and Senate President David Long (317-232-9416) stating our deep concern and request for repeal of this egregious law. We encourage each of you to call their offices as well. We also invite you to sign this petition which we will deliver to the Governor. Our goal is for long-term, sustainable, positive and inclusive change in accordance with our core values. Thank you. Respectfully, Gavin Henning, President Donna Lee, Vice-President Kent Porterfield, Past-President Cindi Love, Executive Director John Garland, Director of Equity & Inclusion

America’s criminal justice system is broken. In recent decades, we have incarcerated far too many people and kept them in prison far longer than necessary to ensure public safety. These policies have resulted in unsustainable costs and unacceptable racial disparities. Each year, over 600,000 people walk out of prison and return to our communities. They seek jobs at our local businesses, relax in our public parks, and stand in line with us at the supermarket. Instead of doing everything we can to help them transition into productive lives, we erect barriers that make it harder for formerly incarcerated individuals to rejoin society. It is time to recalibrate our approach to crime and punishment. The bipartisan REDEEM Act, recently introduced by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY), would help to protect and restore the lives of individuals who have had contact with the criminal or juvenile justice system, while reducing recidivism. The legislation would repeal the felony drug ban for some people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. It would allow the sealing of criminal records and improve the accuracy of FBI background checks. And it would make necessary improvements to the treatment of young people who encounter the juvenile justice system. By removing barriers to reentry, the REDEEM Act would help returning citizens safely rejoin society and begin new lives. It would restore a measure of justice and fairness to the criminal and juvenile justice systems while promoting better outcomes that improve public safety. I urge you to support this important legislation to protect and restore lives while keeping communities safe. Please sign on today as a cosponsor of the bipartisan REDEEM Act. Sincerely,

Friend - My 12-year-old cousin Tamir Rice was tragically shot to death by Cleveland police on November 22, 2014. My family needs your help to make sure that the police officers who killed Tamir don't get away with murder. Tamir was in a local park playing with an airsoft toy gun when someone called 911. The caller said that the gun was “probably fake” and that the person was likely a juvenile, but even so, two police officers rushed to Tamir’s location. The officers jumped out of their car and shot him twice at point-blank range within 0.792 seconds of arriving -- we know this because the incident was caught on video. The officers then waited for more than four minutes to treat Tamir with first aid. Tamir died from the gunshots the next day. My family wants justice for our Tamir. We are demanding that the Cuyahoga County prosecutor file criminal charges against the officers who killed Tamir. Please click here to sign our petition. The way the police behaved was absolutely unacceptable. After shooting Tamir, Tamir's mom says that the police put his 14-year-old sister in the back of the patrol car when she tried to help her brother. The police even threatened to arrest Tamir's mom as she plead with them to help her dying son. These officers gunned down Tamir in broad daylight, then terrorized his mother and sister when they tried to help. They must be held accountable for their actions. Tamir was a bright, energetic young man who had his whole life ahead of him. He was a loving brother, grandson, nephew and cousin who loved sports and being around people. Now he will never get to live his life, simply because the police decided it was easier to assume a black child was dangerous than to protect him. The federal government recently issued a report detailing the Cleveland Police Department's chronic, disturbing use of excessive force. That won't stop until officers like the ones who killed Tamir are held accountable for their actions. We know that petitions can work in cases like this. After Trayvon Martin was killed, the police refused to arrest his confessed killer, George Zimmerman, until millions of people signed a petition on Change.org. We know we can get justice for Tamir, but we need your help. Please click here to sign our petition to bring criminal charges against the officers who killed Tamir. Thank you for standing with our family, and with children like Tamir all over America. LaTonya Goldsby Cleveland, Ohio

Stop the discrimination of others by groups that are attempting to use religion to hide behind. Religious beliefs have no place in our businesses that serve the public. Every citizen deserves to live in peace and be treated with respect and equality. Religions are established in order to help, not to hurt. Should religion begin to merge with secular institutions, all religious institutions should be subject to taxation. What segment of the population will be targeted next for the refusal of services based on religious beliefs? Interracial marriages? Race? The Disabled? How one dresses? Would anyone like to be turned away from a business because they choose to wear shorts, tank tops, a headscarf, open-toed shoes, dreadlocks, tattoos? No. This is discrimination. Practice religion in peace and do not use religion to hurt others. Take a stand for EVERY citizen, including yourself, and end this emerging trend of using religion to discriminate against others. Sign this petition and let America know that Virginians will not tolerate any law that discriminates against our fellow citizens. We are better than this.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act legalizes discrimination in the state of Indiana. Our state should never legally discriminate against any person or people based on religion, race, nationality, gender, sexual or gender orientation, age, or any other factor based on discrimination.

The outcry against Indiana's #ReligiousFreedomRestorationAct is a wake up call. #BoycottIndiana not enough. #RecallPence is not enough. Only Civil Rights for All Americans can make a difference. http://incorrigiblycorey.blogspot.com/2015/03/can-last-straw-be-first.html

Indiana has passed SB 101 a law that allows businesses & people to discriminate against ANY group of people that they believe goes against their personally held religious beliefs. While this bill was targeted against the LGBT community, the impact goes beyond that to others of different faiths. Given the fact that Hawaii is the most religiously diverse state in the nation and we pride our selves on our diversity - NO public employee should be purposely put in harms way while on official business and NONE of our taxpayer dollars should go toward supporting this discriminatory law.

We request his resignation in light of the material harm his governorship has caused Indiana: A secret, last-minute refusal to bid on likely federal monies directed at early childhood education in Indiana; the subversion of an elected state official's office by the unilateral creation of an un-elected body with overlapping authority; his passage of a law extending the right of religious conscience to for-profit businesses serving the public. (This law trumps state and local nondiscrimination laws and was lobbied for in the wake of gay marriage equality in Indiana. After a single weekend, the damage to our economy and reputation has been severe.) By signing, we recognize we are asking a partisan politician to act thanklessly for the good of his state and the ill of his base. Our chances of success are slim. We also realize, however, that the governor has provided an opportunity to number the Hoosiers standing in opposition to a platform of political self-interest. In doing this, we hope to make clear that Hoosier Hospitality is not an empty slogan; it is a true source of local pride.