North Carolina Republican lawmakers have argued that the bathroom access provisions are to protect public safety. Sherrod Brown gets his way.
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The NCAA announced on Monday that it would relocate seven championship events from North Carolina because of a controversial transgender bathroom law to other states to an “inclusive atmosphere for all college athletes, coaches, administrators, and fans”.
Other factors were laws that negated local laws created to protect an individual’s sexual orientation or identity from discrimination, that allow government officials refuse service to the LGBT community and logistical difficulties arising from five states and a number of cities that have passed laws prohibiting their officials and employees from travelling to the state.
The state invalidates local laws that list sexual orientation as a protected class.
Brown’s letter thanked the NCAA for its decision, saying it “sends a powerful message that discrimination is unacceptable”.
Such a decision does not appear to have been hard for the NCAA, apart from the logistical issues involved with moving the seven championship events in question.
Looking to the future, NBC Sports wonders: Now that the National Basketball Association and NCAA have acted, will the Atlantic Coast Conference also begin to pull events out of North Carolina? “Your organization would be hard-pressed to find a better partner, and I know Ohioans would embrace these events with open arms”.
NCAA President Mark Emmert tells The Associated Press the financial impact on the association for moving championship events and tournaments out of North Carolina on short notice has yet to be determined.
Supporters of the law say it was created to keep men or boys from sharing school or government building restrooms or locker rooms with girls.
NCAA President Mark Emmert said the move was a “proverbial no-brainer” after North Carolina in March became the only USA state to require transgender people to use bathrooms in government buildings and public schools that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate.
McCorkle said the removal of men’s basketball tournament games from Greensboro hits hard because college basketball is the “civic religion” in the state that’s home to UNC, Duke, N.C. State and Wake Forest.
While some executives, such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, merely issued public statements on the state’s decision, others have chose to pull their business.
“I wish the NCAA was this concerned about the women who were raped at Baylor”, spokeswoman Kami Mueller said Monday night. Those games were scheduled to be held in Greensboro, North Carolina from March 17 to March 19.
“This decision is consistent with the NCAA’s long-standing core values of inclusion, student-athlete well-being and creating a culture of fairness”, said G.P. “Bud” Peterson, the chair of the Board of Governors. 2 was in line with their policy that bans championships in states that display the Confederate battle flag of the U.S. Civil War or authorize sports wagering, and at schools that use “hostile or abusive” Native American imagery.
“On a personal note, it’s time for this bill to be repealed as it’s counter to basic human rights”, said Swofford, whose league office is located in North Carolina.
“We’re all aware, except for Pat McCrory, that the damage will continue until we take the worst LGBT bill in the nation off the books”, said Chris Sgro, the executive director of Equality NC, an LGBT rights group that has fought against the law.
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The NCAA mentioned both laws, as well as another that allows government officials to deny services to LGBT people, as grounds for pulling athletic events.
