It’s official, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that they are pulling all 7 of their championship events from North Carolina. For what reason you might ask? Well, we’ll have to start from the beginning.
On March, 23rd North Carolina’s legislature created Bill and North Carolina’s Governor Pat McCroy signed the bill into law. The law was named, The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, also known as, the House Bill 2. This law states that it is mandatory for people to use the bathroom which aligns with the gender on their birth certificate. It basically removes the anti-discrimination law that was formally intact for everyone except for people in the LGBTQ community.
But wait, there's more. A few months later the NBA announced their plan to pull the All-Star game out of North Carolina because of this new law. Not long after that, on September 12th, 2016, the NCAA made it clear that they were not going to tolerate this action and pulled all of their 2017 Championships out of the North Carolina. NCAA president Mark Emmert made a statement on Monday addressing the situation, “Fairness is about more than the opportunity to participate in college sport, or to even compete for championships. We believe in providing a safe and respectful environment at our events and we are committed to providing the best experience possible for college athletes, fans and everyone taking part in our championships.”
The NCAA isn't alone when it comes to being unhappy with North Carolina's controversial law. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced on September,14th that they too are moving their football championship out of North Carolina.
