North Carolina’s notorious “bathroom bill” almost sank the NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte.
Nearly three years ago, Charlotte City Council passed an ordinance that extended legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people. Among other consequences, the measure set into a motion a sequence of events, including the passage of a state bill opposed by hundreds of businesses, that ultimately delayed the NBA All-Star Game being played in Charlotte by two years.
Now the game will be held in Charlotte this weekend.
If you lived in Charlotte for any part of the last few years, the memory of House Bill 2, the N.