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Christie condemned by N.J. LGBTQ activists over NBA all-star comments

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's mockery of the NBA's decision to relocate its annual All Star game from Charlotte, N.C. as "grandstanding" in response to a state law that wipes out anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people has drawn a sharp rebuke from a New Jersey human rights group.

Last week, while serving as a guest host on morning drive show "Boomer & Carton" on WFAN, the governor wondered aloud if the NBA was "going to evaluate the laws in every state."

According to a report in the Asbury Park Press, statewide advocacy group Garden State Equality assailed Christie, saying "we deserve a better Governor.