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NC could lose 6 years of NCAA games and 250 mil in tourism over HB2
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"Hold my beer", basically.
Team Filler
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You know your actions are pretty shitty if the NCAA starts looking stand-up comparatively.
Darryl M R
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Do it.
Gentleman Jack
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Carpe Libertatem
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Corporations in general have done a lot to advance LGBT rights over the last decade or so. But especially in the last five (and especially for the LGB part).
They'd have to threaten to move the Cowboys to get them to care.
valkillmore
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With you on this. But honestly I haven't seen any wishy washy shit here about Trans issues.
Shame that you have to threaten a dent in their pocketbook to get action with some of these people.
A Link to the Past
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Yep. It's the great divider between fiscal and social conservatives.
I would say that trans issues are more so acceptable to have "differing opinions" on than other rights issues, though not to the extent that it used to be on forums like (and including) these.
backflip10019
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It still blows my mind how people get so worked up about where people shit and piss. Just let people shit and piss where they want to.
ratcliffja
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To be fair, we have to be a bit more careful with this or you'll end up like San Francisco. Maybe restrict that to actual bathrooms.
Fox Mulder
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That's how the GOP took over the country. They're masters of deflection.
Hey y'all, the cities voted blue. Don't put this on us. Hoping our economy tanks really isn't fair to the millions of hardworking people in this state who defend transgender people.
That's because they don't care enough.
Yoshimitsu126
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A Link to the Past
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Perhaps, but at the same time, I don't know that anything else can force the GOP's hand.
TenCentCoast
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Yeah, I guess this is it. I'm just incredibly cynical at this point that trans issues will get real visibility, seeing as we're seen as the "lesser" of the LGBTQ+ groups that are fighting to be heard in this shit ass country.
LegendofJoe
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If anyone here wants to help NC put an end to this bullshit this is all you need to know:
http://www.jeffjacksonnc.com/gameplan
This guy is a future US Senator and Presidential candidate as well. Check him out and pitch in if you're able to.
http://www.jeffjacksonnc.com/gameplan
This guy is a future US Senator and Presidential candidate as well. Check him out and pitch in if you're able to.
It's a tough dilemma for sure, and a very personal one for me as a portion of my family's business relies on tourist revenue. I thought Cooper getting into office would help put an end to this nonsense but I guess not.
What really makes me angry are posters painting all of us with the same brush. North Carolina is an amazing state with amazing people, but some of our rural folks haven't quite gotten with the times unfortunately.
TenCentCoast
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Edit: My original post was unnecessarily aggressive and I apologize. This is extremely personal to me, being a trans person. I shouldn't take that out on you.
You do realize that some of those people have never even met a transgender person? They do not understand the implications of the fuckery they elect into the state legislature. The rural parts of North Carolina are as backwards as it gets. What those people need is education, not a financial spanking that will just piss them off even more.
Background- I grew up in a coastal town with a church literally on every block, and one that has backwoods around a half hour away. I didn't meet a trans person until I moved away for college, and my LGBQ acquaintances from before college I can count on one hand. I was anti-LGBTQ rights until I was 13 or 14 simply because I didn't know any better. Fortunately I liked to read so I learned about humanity, and the beauty of all forms it comes in. I have classmates from high school that did not learn the same lessons unfortunately, as they stayed on the farm and married young.
@ your edit- it's fine. I'm not going to claim to understand your pain as a cis man, but I would like you to know that I protested the Capitol last year and interned at a group that was doing its best to fight HB2. I'm on your side, as are millions of North Carolinians. That's what I meant by "being painted with the same brush". I've seen far too many posts saying "blah blah blah fuck NC", without realizing that there are many of us trying to change things.
I love my state, but it is doing some despicable things, things I oppose.
Background- I grew up in a coastal town with a church literally on every block, and one that has backwoods around a half hour away. I didn't meet a trans person until I moved away for college, and my LGBQ acquaintances from before college I can count on one hand. I was anti-LGBTQ rights until I was 13 or 14 simply because I didn't know any better. Fortunately I liked to read so I learned about humanity, and the beauty of all forms it comes in. I have classmates from high school that did not learn the same lessons unfortunately, as they stayed on the farm and married young.
@ your edit- it's fine. I'm not going to claim to understand your pain as a cis man, but I would like you to know that I protested the Capitol last year and interned at a group that was doing its best to fight HB2. I'm on your side, as are millions of North Carolinians. That's what I meant by "being painted with the same brush". I've seen far too many posts saying "blah blah blah fuck NC", without realizing that there are many of us trying to change things.
I love my state, but it is doing some despicable things, things I oppose.
Shit take away sport opportunities, that's a shit ton of money being taken away because of tomfoolery and bigotry
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