Wednesday, January 11, 2017

College Basketball Game At Duke University Were Canceled Over North Carolina’s HB2

"We instructed our campuses to immediately review any existing travel plans [to North Carolina] by faculty and staff, said a rep for SUNY-Albany.
From: NewNowNext
 North Carolina’s law banning trans people from using facilities that match their gender identity cost the state another victory: The Albany Great Danes canceled their  game against Duke University’s Blue Devils because of HB2.

Albany, a public university in the State University of New York system, did not travel to Durham for its scheduled November 12 match up.


“The State University of New York supports Governor Cuomo’s executive order banning all non-essential travel to the state of North Carolina,” SUNY spokesperson Holly Liapsis said in a statement.

“We instructed our campuses to immediately review any existing travel plans by faculty and staff. SUNY and its campuses continue to support the Governor on taking this stand.”

A field hockey games between Albany and Duke was also canceled.

After the North Carolina Legislature passed the measure, which also bans anti discrimination laws protecting LGBT people, several states, cities and corporations announced they were banning official travel to the Tar Heel State.

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