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G_j

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Tue Apr 26, 2016, 10:57 AM Apr 2016

Corporations opposing #HB2 in NC grows to 180

http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2016/04/25/corporations-opposing-hb2-grows-to-180/

A little more than a month after House Bill 2 was signed into law, 180 major corporations have gone on record opposed to the LGBT legislation hurriedly passed in a special session.


The latest to oppose the law include many well-known names in the corporate world:CorporateopponentstoHB2

Alcoa Inc.
BASF Corporation
KPMG LLP
Vanguard
Xerox Corporation

And if you’ve wondered whether HB2 will continue to have an impact on the musicians and other entertainments acts coming to our state this summer, this might answer that question.

The CEO for Live Nation Entertainment – the largest live entertainment company, that operates everything from concert promotions, to venue operations and sponsorship – is now on the list opposing the anti-LGBT measure.

Michael Rapino has said he is “100% supportive” of music acts that wish to cancel scheduled performances in North Carolina, or speak out against the law from the stage:

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