California is on the cusp of repealing travel ban to anti-LGBTQ states
by Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times
Sep 12, 2023
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seven years ago, California lawmakers took a stand against discrimination by passing a law forbidding the state from spending money on travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.
On Tuesday, they took a stand against discrimination by repealing it.
The unusual about-turn by Democrats who control the state Capitol signified a recognition that the boycott enacted in 2016 has not worked. In passing , lawmakers agreed to to states with laws that discriminate on the basis of sexuality or gender, and replace it with a
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