NBA Rejects Draft Proposal To Tweak North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
Source: Talking Points Memo
The National Basketball Association on Thursday said that that it does not support a draft proposal floated by North Carolina Republicans to change parts of the state's new anti-LGBT law.
"We have been engaged in dialogue with numerous groups at the city and state levels, but we do not endorse the version of the bill that we understand is currently before the legislature," the NBA and the Charlotte Hornets said in a statement. "We remain committed to our guiding principles of inclusion, mutual respect and equal protections for all. We continue to believe that constructive engagement with all sides is the right path forward. There has been no new decision made regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game."
Legislators have not introduced a bill to amend the law, but Charlotte television station WBTV reported that Republican lawmakers are working on a proposal that would not reverse the provision in the law that keeps transgender people from using the public restroom that corresponds to their gender identity.
Advocacy groups wrote a letter to the NBA on Thursday expressing concern over the draft proposal to amend the North Carolina law, known as HB2, according to Buzzfeed News.
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