Pearl Jam cancels North Carolina show over new LGBT law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pearl Jam is canceling its concert in North Carolina later this month because of the state's new law on LGBT...
View ArticleNew Boycotts Over Controversial North Carolina Law
Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON— Boycotts over North Carolina's "bathroom bill" law continued this week with the cancellation of concerts by two rock bands scheduled to play in the state. Rock band Pearl...
View Article2 bands cancel North Carolina concerts over new LGBT law
Two rock bands have become the latest to cancel concerts in North Carolina because of the state's new law on LGBT rights. In a statement issued Monday on the band's website, Pearl Jam called the law "a...
View ArticlePearl Jam cancels Raleigh, NC, opposing HB2
Pearl Jam is no longer performing in Raleigh, North Carolina. The rock band is yet another music artist who has cancelled an appearance in the state in response to the bill. Read more trending stories...
View ArticlePearl Jam joins North Carolina boycott with a handwritten note against...
North Carolina is starting to look like a distinctly un-fun place these days as numerous musical acts have...
View ArticleHear Eddie Vedder's Powerful Speech on Pearl Jam's North Carolina Boycott
Hours after Pearl Jam announced they were canceling their Raleigh, North Carolina concert to protest the state's controversial "bathroom bill," Eddie Vedder delivered a powerful speech in front of...
View ArticlePearl Jam, Boston Cancel Gigs in North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law
Fans of Pearl Jam and rock legends Boston down in North Carolina are out of luck if they want to see them live any time soon. Both bands have canceled their upcoming shows in the southern state in...
View ArticlePearl Jam cancels North Carolina performance, opposing HB2
Pearl Jam is no longer performing in Raleigh, North Carolina. The rock band is yet another music artist or group who has canceled an appearance in the state in response to HB2. Read more trending...
View ArticlePearl Jam cancel North Carolina concert over HB2 law
The US rock band Pearl Jam have cancelled a concert in North Carolina in protest against the state's new law on LGBT rights. The new law, brought in last month, invalidated several local...
View ArticleMore concert cancellations over transgender law
US rock bands Pearl Jam and Boston have cancelled shows in North Carolina over a new state law they call discriminatory against transgender people, the groups said on Monday. The cancellations...
View ArticlePearl Jam join Springsteen in cancelling North Carolina show over anti-LGBT law
Band follow Ringo Starr and Bryan Adams in calling off concert, calling new law ‘a despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination’...
View ArticlePearl Jam Cancel Raleigh Concert to Oppose 'Bathroom Bill'
Pearl Jam have canceled their Wednesday night concert in Raleigh, North Carolina to protest the state's recently passed HB2, also known as the "bathroom bill." In a handwritten statement, the band told...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Show Cancelled Due To Anti-LGBT ‘Bathroom Bill’
Pearl Jam has become the latest artist to boycott North Carolina over their controversial anti-LGBT legislation. The rock group that rose to fame during the 1990’s grunge period announced on April 18...
View ArticleDurham chamber, Duke University, UNC faculty call for HB2 repeal; Boston,...
The leaders of Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Faculty Council and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce have joined calls for the repeal of House Bill 2. The law also prompted two more bands to...
View ArticleRaleigh hires first social media manager
The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday formally opposed the controversial new law known as HB2. Mayor Nancy McFarlane led the council in endorsing the statement issued by The Greater Raleigh Chamber of...
View ArticleHRC Hails Historic Fed. Court Decision Upholding Civil Rights Protections for...
(Source: Human Rights Campaign) Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirms U.S. Department of Education position HRC says North Carolina must immediately restore rights to transgender students,...
View ArticleMcCrory’s HB2 Draws Rebuke from American Academy of Pediatrics; AAP Calls for...
(Source: Human Rights Campaign) WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, called on North Carolina...
View ArticleNorth Carolina business leaders demand repeal of transgender law
By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 19 (Reuters) - North Carolina business leaders on Tuesday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses as opponents...
View ArticleBoycotting a state over a social issue may dent its image but not its economy
Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert in North Carolina, and Sharon Stone scrapped plans to film a movie in Mississippi. They are among the celebrities and corporations that declared they will not do...
View ArticleNorth Carolina business leaders urge repeal of transgender law
North Carolina business leaders on Tuesday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses as opponents of the legislation cancelled events claiming it discriminates...
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