Ringo Starr followed in Bruce Springsteen’s steps by canceling his North Carolina tour stop as a form of protest against the state’s “bathroom bill.”
“I’m sorry to disappoint my fans in the area, but we need to take a stand against this hatred. Spread peace and love,” the former Beatle posted to Facebook. “How sad that they feel that this group of people cannot be defended.”
North Carolina’s HB 2 will assist in the measures:
- maintaining common sense gender-specific restroom and locker room facilities in government buildings and schools;
- affirming the private sector’s right to establish its own restroom and locker room policies;
- affirming the private sector and local governments’ right to establish non-discrimination employment policies for its own employees;
- expanding the state’s employment policy for state employees to cover sexual orientation and gender identity; and
- seeking legislation to reinstate the right to sue in state court for discrimination.