The NCAA is just the latest organization that chose to pull events out of North Carolina.
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The NCAA decision, which ensnares March Madness in the HB2 dispute, amplifies the controversy to another level, Walker told The High Point Enterprise.
The 2016-17 events being moved out of North Carolina include the Division I Women’s Soccer Championship in Cary, and first and second round NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games in Greensboro.
Specifically, the NCAA – and before it, the National Basketball Association – is irked that House Bill 2 remains intact, allowing for the open and lawful discrimination against the LGBT community.
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.
The NCAA pointed out that five states – Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington – and several cities prohibit travel by public employees and representatives of public institutions to the state of North Carolina.
The NBA also said it will pull the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the latest organization to pull events out of North Carolina over a law targeting the LGBT community.
2016 Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, College Cup (Cary), Dec. 2 and 4.
Sen. Tamara Barringer represents Cary, where four NCAA championship events were to occur before the group took them away Monday because of the law known as House Bill 2.
NCAA President Mark Emmert said the NCAA will determine the new locations for these championships soon.
In a statement, the NCAA said: “NCAA championships and events must promote an inclusive atmosphere for all college athletes, coaches, administrators and fans”. While Swofford it would be “premature” to make any decisions about holding events in North Carolina for now, he also issued a clear statement against the law.
Now the NCAA has followed its lead with a powerful stance of its own. But the NCAA has not always been an arbiter of fairness itself.
“There’s one thing you don’t do in North Carolina”. Pat McCrory earlier this year.
In response to the NCAA’s decision, North Carolina Republican Party spokesperson Kami Mueller said. In May, the ACC announced that member schools discussed the law during their annual spring meetings and said it could impact whether the state hosts league championship events. Duke Athletic athletic director Kevin White said, “Our position has been clear on this matter, which is that this legislation is discriminatory, troubling, and embarrassing”.
The NCAA bans championships in states where governments display the Confederate battle flag or authorize sports wagering and at schools that use hostile and abusive Native American imagery.
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It was an easy decision for the NCAA, as easy as it gets.
