This week, the state of North Carolina moved to “repeal” the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act — or as you know it, House Bill 2/HB2/the bathroom bill. Faced with pressure from the NCAA regarding consideration for future championships, they made the move largely to avoid the potential $4 billion loss from not hosting games -- rather than do right by the people the bill discriminated against.
I’m happy for the state. I really am. There’s no denying that the economic benefits will be great for smaller towns. And the cities that host these events -- Charlotte, Raleigh — were against HB2 from the start.