NASCAR joins backlash over Indiana religious freedom law
NASCAR has joined the growing number of businesses to criticize a controversial Indiana law that critics say allows discrimination against gay people.
The nation's leading stock car racing organization, which is set to hold a major race Indianapolis in July, said Tuesday it's disappointed by the so-called religious freedom law signed last week by Gov. Mike Pence.
"We will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance," said NASCAR, which is based in Florida and North Carolina. "We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our sport and therefore will continue to welcome all competitors and fans at our events in the state of Indiana and anywhere else we race."
The statement came even as Pence said in a press conference that he would "fix" the law to clarify that it does not condone discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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