The governors of Indiana and Arkansas have signed revisions to two so-called religious freedom measures which would have allowed businesses to discriminate against LGBT people. Indiana’s law provoked a national outcry, with celebrities, top corporations and city and state governments condemning or boycotting the state. Flanked by business leaders, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a revision specifying the law does not authorize anti-LGBT discrimination. Eli Lilly executive and former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson hailed the change.

Bart Peterson: “For the first time ever, the words 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' appear in Indiana statute — or they will, after this law is passed — in the context of nondiscrimination.”

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a similarly updated bill Thursday after he balked at signing an unrevised version, following condemnation from Wal-Mart, the outcry in Indiana and an email from his son saying he would sign the petition against the bill. In a statement, the ACLU said: “The events in Indiana over the last week represent a dramatic change in the way our country reacts to discrimination hiding under the guise of religion.”