A Republican congressman representing North Carolina has criticised Bruce Springsteen’s decision to cancel a concert on the weekend. Springsteen announced he would not play in North Carolina following the state’s adoption of laws that force transgender people to use a bathroom of their biological birth gender and also make it legal to fire LGBTI people […]
Springsteen cancels North Carolina show in protest over state’s anti-LGBT laws Rock star Bruce Springsteen has cancelled his show in North Carolina as a protest against the state’s new anti-LGBTIQ laws. On his website ‘The Boss’ posted a notice stating that the cancellation of Sunday night’s show was due to the state’s new laws. “As […]
The Wizard of Oz’s spiritual companion musical ‘Wicked’ will no longer be performed in North Carolina as composer Stephen Schwartz moves to boycott the state over new anti-LGBT laws. The new law signed by Governor Pat McCrory allows for LGBTIQ people to be fired, refused service or evicted on the basis of their sexual orientation, […]