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Charles Barkley was ready to quit the All-Star Game over an anti-LGBTQ law
He said he had “to stand up for other people because Black people know what discrimination is like.”
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How Kobe Bryant’s death inspired a campaign against homophobia in soccer
The number 24 is taboo in Brazilian soccer because it’s associated with gay men. Now there’s a campaign to change that.
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BREAKING: The NBA just gave the LGBT community a huge smack in the face
The NBA has awarded the 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte despite a state law forbidding cities from protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
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NBA says N.C. law change makes Charlotte eligible to host 2019 All-Star Game
Charlotte was scheduled to host the game this year, but the NBA relocated it because of the law also commonly referred to as the “bathroom bill.”
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Silver: NBA will keep eye on ‘bathroom bills’ across the nation
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver warned that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.
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NBA says moving All-Star Game back to Charlotte is a ‘high priority’
…provided there’s a resolution to a North Carolina law that restricts the rights of LGBT people.
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NBA: No decision made on moving All-Star Game out of Charlotte yet
Commissioner Silver did not say when a decision would be made on possibly moving the game, but that the clock is ticking.
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Tech leaders urge NBA to move All-Star Game out of North Carolina
Putting fans at risk of discrimination would “send a terrible message about who the NBA is and what it values as an organization.”
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Charles Barkley: I may boycott the North Carolina All-Star game
The NBA superstar was adamant that “We need to move the All-Star Game.”
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NBA: Fix that anti-LGBT law soon or lose the 2017 All-Star Game
Silver said the NBA would need to see definitive progress toward changing the law by the end of summer to ensure that All-Star weekend remains in Charlotte.