Entertainment Company Latest on Growing List of Artists Boycotting the Tar Heel State
Blue Man Group has just announced they are canceling their Charlotte, North Carolina shows to protest HB2, Gov. Pat McCrory‘s anti-LGBT law.Â
“At the heart of every Blue Man Group performance is a joyful celebration of all human kind including our commonalities and our differences,” the group said in a statement on Facebook. The New York City-based entertainment group has been performing for 25 years, and has shows in five American cities, Berlin, and tours internationally.
“We value every individual’s right to live a dignified, vibrant life in full color. As such, we are joining the growing list of entertainment professionals in protest of North Carolina’s HB2 law by canceling our upcoming tour performances in Charlotte.”
Earlier today President Barack Obama at a London press conference was forced to defend North Carolina and Mississippi after the British government issued a travel restriction citing anti-LGBT laws in those two states. The president said he thinks the laws should be overturned.
Blue Man Group joins Pearl Jam, Boston, Ringo Starr, Cirque du Soleil, and Bruce Springsteen, among other artists, who are boycotting the state. Many top multi-national and locally-based companies have also announced a freeze on expansions, cancelation of plans to move into the state, or even plans to move out of state over HB2.
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