Back in Steph Curry’s home state, the North Carolina legislature passed and the governor signed HB2, which restricts the rights of the LGBT community. The controversy has literally hit him where he lives, as the NC native has watched the National Basketball Association pull the 2017 All-Star game out of the state. “To that end, we are asking first responders to double check their vehicles to ensure they have adequate fuel supplies on hand to run their operations”, said Public Safety Secretary Frank L. Perry.
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The latest meltdown comes in the form of questioning the NCAA and ACC’s tax exempt status for daring to stand up against North Carolina legislating bigotry into law. NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision. The NCAA has effectively prodded the state to rethink its backing of the bill, and in the face of the upcoming elections, this can only provide leverage to McCrory’s opposition.
HB2, also known as the “bathroom bill”, invalidated local non-discrimination ordinances and requires transgender individuals to use the bathrooms and locker rooms matching the gender on their birth certificates in government owned buildings.
“In recent days, athletic directors at North Carolina’s four A.C.C. member universities – the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina State; Duke; and Wake Forest – issued statements expressing concern about the law or its effects”.
“It’s kinda weird just because I’ve hit a bunch of shots, I’ve got a platform, and I’ve got to be able to use it and take it all in stride”, said Curry.
Curry is sadden by what has transpired, and the negative light that has been put on North Carolina as events are relocated.
“While I recognize this legislation – and legislation like it in other states – is complicated by society’s continued blurring of the lines of gender and sexual identity, I also recognize the profound hypocrisy of the ACC, the NCAA and other companies and organizations who are making calculated business decisions disguised as moral outrage”, Graham wrote.
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In a statement, Human Rights Campaign executive JoDee Winterhof called the proposed exchange the “same cheap trick the North Carolina General Assembly has attempted all along”. The decision includes 10 neutral site championships this academic school year, which means relocating the ACC football title game that was scheduled to be played in Charlotte in December.
