By now you’ve probably heard the news that both Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams have cancelled shows in North Carolina and Mississippi in protest against both states’ new laws, which discriminate against members of the LGBT community. Here we take a look at both laws and how various stars are standing up to them. North Carolina The law: HB2 HB2 was passed on March 23, 2016 by North Carolina’s General Assembly, with a victory of 83-24, after only three hours of debate. It stops local governments from applying laws that prevent discrimination towards LGBT people (those who are fired because they are gay cannot sue, for example) and also requires transgender people to use bathrooms that match...
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