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April 5, 2017

NCAA Lifts Boycott on North Carolina, Despite Demands by Activists
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The NCAA has lifted its boycott on holding championship events in North
Carolina, following the repeal of the state's anti-LGBT law HB 2. Trans
activists had demanded the NCAA keep the boycott in place, saying North
Carolina's replacement law, HB 142, is also discriminatory against the
LGBT community. This is North Carolina trans activist Joaquin Carcaņo,
speaking on Democracy Now!

Joaquin Carcaņo: "You know, HB 142 is just a repackaged HB 2 under a
different name. We still don't have any safety, we still don't have any
protections, and we're still actively restricted from navigating our
daily lives. We continue to ask for a boycott to the state, for the NCAA
to not return to North Carolina, and for the state and the nation to
continue to see that North Carolina is actively discriminating against
our community."

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled workplace
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.


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