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Maine's rainbow-themed warm-ups to protest controversial HB2 law
The Maine men's basketball team will wear rainbow-themed warm-up shirts before its game Saturday against No. 5 Duke in Durham as a way to protest North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 law.
That law, signed in March by Gov. Pat McCrory, effectively prevents transgender people from using a bathroom of their identity, rather than of the gender on their birth certificate.
The warm-up shirts are black with a rainbow-colored America East logo and print. They are in coordination with You Can Play, a social activism organization dedicated to eradicating homophobia and transphobia through the sports world. The team also has the support of the America East Conference, of which Maine is a member.
Maine considered cancelling its trip to Durham but decided the television audience could draw attention to its cause.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18183686/maine-black-bears-rainbow-themed-warm-ups-vs-duke-blue-devils-protest-controversial-hb2-law
That law, signed in March by Gov. Pat McCrory, effectively prevents transgender people from using a bathroom of their identity, rather than of the gender on their birth certificate.
The warm-up shirts are black with a rainbow-colored America East logo and print. They are in coordination with You Can Play, a social activism organization dedicated to eradicating homophobia and transphobia through the sports world. The team also has the support of the America East Conference, of which Maine is a member.
Maine considered cancelling its trip to Durham but decided the television audience could draw attention to its cause.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18183686/maine-black-bears-rainbow-themed-warm-ups-vs-duke-blue-devils-protest-controversial-hb2-law
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