article_snippet: Businesses and organizations including the NCAA – whose iconic 'Final Four' basketball tournament comes to Indianapolis this week – have voiced concern over the effect of the law, and some states have barred government-funded travel to Indiana.
article_snippet: NASCAR, the stock-car racing circuit, joined the fray on Tuesday with a statement assuring fans that 'The organization will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or violence.'
article_snippet: Three states have banned taxpayer-funded travel to Indiana this week in response to the legislation, as well as the city of San Francisco, California, and the city of Seattle, Washington.
article_snippet: Connecticut became the first state on Monday to introduce a travel ban and was followed by Washington and New York.
highlights_snippet: That distinction has been lost on everyone from the NCAA to NASCAR, with most opponents ignoring 19 other states with similar laws .