Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams cancel concerts in N.C. and Mississippi
The musicians added their voices to the growing number of celebrities, activists and business execs who oppose recent legislation that critics call discriminatory.
On Sunday, musician Bryan Adams canceled his April 14 concert in Biloxi, Mississippi, to protest the enactment of the state’s “religious liberty” law.
Mississippi has passed anti-LGBT ‘Religious Liberty’ bill 1523. I find it incomprehensible that LGBT citizens are being…
Posted by Bryan Adams on Sunday, April 10, 2016
The bill was signed into law last week by Mississippi’s governor, Phil Bryant, and will take effect in July. Execs from Salesforce, Microsoft and IBM have already condemned the bill.
A similar problem in North Carolina
Adams isn’t the only celebrity boycotting a state for controversial legislation.
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