On June, 2019, Ricky Martin published an open letter slamming the "religious liberty bill", a bill that allowed government employees to avoid serving certain constituents: "As a defender of human rights and a member of the LGBTT community, I am vehemently opposed to the proposed measure imposed upon us under the guise of religious freedom, that projects us to the world as a backwards country", he wrote. Puerto Rico's governor backed down and withdrew his support of the bill after Martin's statement.