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N.B.A. has pulled its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte

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The N.B.A. has pulled its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte in response to North Carolina's transgender bathroom law
Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:53 PM EDT

The National Basketball Association announced Thursday that it would not hold the 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C., in a reaction to state legislation passed earlier this year that eliminated specific anti-discrimination protections for lesbians, gays and bisexuals.

The legislation also mandated that transgender people use bathrooms that match their birth gender.
The law created an immediate backlash and raised speculation that the N.B.A., the professional league most identified with engagement on social issues, would conclude it had no choice but to move the game.
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