The San Francisco 49ers have donated $75,000 to help repeal North Carolina’s controversial LGBT law, House Bill 2, the the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
CEO Jed York said the 49ers' donation went to Equality North Carolina, a nonprofit focused on LGBT issues.
"When you see something that to me is blatant disregard for human rights ... I wanted to make sure we did something and didn’t stand for discrimination to take place in our country," York told the Chronicle.
The 49ers are scheduled to play the Carolina Panthers Sept. 18 at Bank of America Stadium.