Looks like North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law has cost the state the right to host c

[traci_k]

Looks like North Carolina's anti-LGBT law has cost the state the right to host college sporting events

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/04/28/looks-like-north-carolinas-anti-lgbt-law-has-cost-the-state-the-right-to-host-college-sporting-events/

Pink News
Joseph Patrick McCormick
April 28, 2016

Following threats of boycotts by hundreds of business leaders, North Carolina may lose the right to host collegiate sporting events.

After HB2 was passed earlier this year, it has been heavily criticised for limiting the rights of LGBT people in North Carolina.

But now the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors has said the state needs to remove legislation which sanctions disrimination before the state will be allowed to host any events.
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The NCAA has taken a stand, now all these groups need to start lining up against Alabama, Tennessee and anywhere else these unjust, reprehensible laws are passed!

[Deborah]

Knowing the people down here like I do, taking college football away from them is going to generate some major wailing and gnashing of teeth.


Sapere Aude

[Eva Marie]

Knowing the people down here like I do, taking college football away from them is going to generate some major wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Indeed - this should wake the NC public up to the cost of bigotry and cause an outcry for the repeal of HB2 and hopefully a push to kick that idiot governor and his cohorts that passed HB2 to the unemployment line.

[Stevie]

Knowing the people down here like I do, taking college football away from them is going to generate some major wailing and gnashing of teeth.


Sapere Aude

I just hope none of them lash out in anger.

[Devlyn]

The Governor made his bed, now he can lie in it.

[suzifrommd]

This is big (though I'm not sure I 100% believe it will happen the way the article seems to think it will). They love their sports events down there. I think this will hurt more than all the other boycotts and actions combined.

[IdontEven]

It won't make anyone change their minds. If anything this will make people that hate do so even more, only they'll seethe quietly so that sports come back, while assaults and such will go up.

At least, that's my feeling on the subject. It's nice to have vocal support and all, but trying to change people's minds, especially via sanctions, just makes them dig in harder.

[traci_k]

What would make an even greater impact would be the federal government making an announcement of the halt of any Title IX funds or whatever education funds  going to the state. The loss of millions of dollars may make them sit up and take notice of what their legislators  actions really means.

[RobynD]

This is really the proper thing for all businesses and organizations to do. If you don't stand up for basic human rights for everyone that you let the bigots go unchecked. Even on a very local basis that is very wrong.

As to a possible backlash, this will always happen with societal change. We should not allow that to deter progressive change.

[Tysilio]

This is big (though I'm not sure I 100% believe it will happen the way the article seems to think it will).

Unfortunately, you're right, Suzi. The article gets this wrong in at least a couple of ways. The NCAA board said only that they'd take anti-discrimination efforts into account in the bidding process for college championship games. So there's nothing here about college sports in general, and they haven't said that they'll actually DO anything.

It's an improvement over what the NCAA has said in the past, but it's nowhere near enough.

[itsApril]

What would make an even greater impact would be the federal government making an announcement of the halt of any Title IX funds or whatever education funds  going to the state. The loss of millions of dollars may make them sit up and take notice of what their legislators  actions really means.

I agree.  Except that it's not millions of dollars that are at stake.  It's billions.  Projected U.S. Department of Education Title IX funding for North Carolina for FY 2017 (starts 10/01/2016) is $4,495,005,149.

So Governor McCrory and the legislature have put North Carolina at risk of having a $4.5 billion hole blown in next year's state budget.  Governor McCrory is up for re-election in November.  What do you think his chances are?

[Colleen M]

Unfortunately, you're right, Suzi. The article gets this wrong in at least a couple of ways. The NCAA board said only that they'd take anti-discrimination efforts into account in the bidding process for college championship games. So there's nothing here about college sports in general, and they haven't said that they'll actually DO anything.

It's an improvement over what the NCAA has said in the past, but it's nowhere near enough.

And I'm just guessing that the football championship games are pretty much locked down to the "Big Four" stadiums, which are all outside NC.  I can see it mattering quite a bit in some of the regional work that goes into March Madness, though. 

[traci_k]

One Shining Moment! NCAA to require host venue, city and state be HB2 Free!

http://planettransgender.com/ncaa-to-require-host-venue-city-and-state-be-hb2-free/

Planet Transgender
Added by Kelli Busey on April 30, 2016

NC Gov Pat McCrory's blatantly discriminatory #HB2, now synonymous with hate, has been defeated on the court. Next step, in the court. We will Win.

A google search this morning resulted in 160,000 returns when queried about NC Gov Pat McCrory telling opponents of HB2 with news that his basketball team would play at the final four in Houston. This vainglorious taunting by McCrory which was nearly always included in his defense of the discriminatory law, seemed odd, out of context and inappropriately boisterous.
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NCAA will start looking at all states that have discriminatory policies. Lookout Mississippi, Tennessee and be careful Texas. JMHO

[cheryl reeves]

The thing about Texas is most transgenders are armed and dangerous. Try a hate bill here would not be good for anyone.