WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Today, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced it
will move the ACC championship football game to Orlando, Florida. The game was
originally scheduled to be hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the ACC moved
the game out of Charlotte in
protest over passage of North
Carolina's House Bill 2. The law says that while
businesses can do what they want, the government cannot punish
businesses for having showers, locker rooms, and bathrooms
designated for men only and women only.
Family Research Council President Tony
Perkins released the following statement:
"The ACC is placing the Obama political agenda above the hard
working people and businesses of Charlotte. While siding with
Hollywood and a handful of
entertainers, the ACC is ignoring the privacy and safety concerns
of parents and children.
"I commend North Carolina Governor McCrory for his courage and
moral clarity in not caving in to the ACC's threats to move the
championship game. After weathering the storm -- and picking up
millions of allies -- North Carolina
isn't about to flinch just because sports leagues like the ACC and
the NCAA are beholden to the Left's cultural bullies.
"What could be more inclusive than letting businesses and
private organizations set their own policies on bathrooms, showers,
and locker rooms? That's what H.B. 2 does: respects the opinions of
everyone, instead of using the government to punish
non-conformers.
"The American people are tired of political correctness and
political agendas being placed above everything
else. It's time the ACC and its leaders, like
Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson, get back to focusing on sports,
not redefining what it means to be male or female," concluded
Perkins.
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