Bruce Springsteen has canceled a Sunday show in Greensboro, North Carolina, in response to House Bill 2, a law passed in the state that limits the rights of the LGBT community.
"HB2 — known officially as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act — dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace," Springsteen wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. "No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden. To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress."
SEE ALSO:North Carolina bans local anti-discrimination rules after bathroom controversyThe bill requires transgender people to use bathrooms and locker rooms that were designated for "their biological sex."
"Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments. Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters," he continued. "Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards."
Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
TopicsMusic
(责任编辑：百科)
Olympic security asks female Iranian fan to drop protest sign
The 13 crappiest robots, ranked
Why the spectacular Muldrow Glacier is surging in Alaska
Carl Pei's Nothing says first product is coming in June, shares new teaserIvanka Trump's unpaid interns share cringeworthy financial adviceNate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape
Nate Parker is getting a crash course in male privilege after, in his own words, not thinking about
...[详细]Carl Pei's Nothing says first product is coming in June, shares new teaser
Nothing Ear 1. That's the name of the first product by Nothing, a company founded by OnePlus' co-fou
...[详细]The free cookbook designed for people with taste and smell loss from long COVID
"What can we do to help?" That's the question Ryan Riley asked himself when people began experiencin
...[详细]Do you have 600 or more Twitter followers? You can use Twitter Spaces now.
Twitter Spaces is rolling out to a lot more users on Monday.In an announcementposted on its blog, Tw
...[详细]Cat gets stuck in the most awkward position ever
Anyone with a cat can tell you that although their cat's claws are impressive scratching and hunting
...[详细]The 13 crappiest robots, ranked
From the robots that fail miserably at their jobs to the robots dealing with our literal crap, Masha
...[详细]
The electric Audi keeps evolving. Back in 2018 Audi unveiled its first all-electric SUV, the e-tron.
...[详细]Researcher claims to hack AirTag so it points to wrong website when scanned
That didn't take very long. A German researcher claims to have hacked Apple's new item tracker, the
...[详细]Florida hurricane forecast remains uncertain, but trends in state's favor
For days, a war has been raging between two of the premiere computer models used to help predict the
...[详细]Trump's campaign exploited default opt
Trump is gone from the White House, but his supporters are still feeling the hurt of his campaign's
...[详细]Make money or go to Stanford? Katie Ledecky is left with an unfair choice.
Why the spectacular Muldrow Glacier is surging in Alaska