The protest against a law of the state of North Carolina that is considered discriminatory for the transgender community continues to add fans: the singer Cyndi Lauper and Cirque du Soleil on Friday joined the ranks of opponents.
Cyndi Lauper said her concert on June 4 in Raleigh, the state capital southeast US, will be accompanied by an awareness campaign. It will also provide all the benefits of the show Equality North Carolina, a local organization that militates against HB2 law.
This text, issued in late March by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, imposes on individuals who use public restrooms that correspond to their birth sex and not their gender identity.
Under increasing pressure from individuals and companies, McCrory reduced the scope of this law on Tuesday. Now the private sector is free to comply or not, but remains valid in schools and administrative buildings.
The rocker Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert last week. Paypal resigned from an investment project. And a hundred leaders of major companies-including Apple, Bank of America, Marriott, Starbucks and Facebook- wrote to the governor, sports and entertainment organizations to reject the law.
According Cyndi Lauper, the pressure "is taking shape and is beautiful." But instead of participating in a boycott, he said he preferred to organize an event that favors the transgender community.
For his part, the Cirque du Soleil announced Friday the cancellation of three shows he had planned in North Carolina between April and July.
"The Cirque du Soleil believes in diversity and equality of each individual and opposes all forms of discrimination," he said the Canadian group said in a statement.
Since the historic legalization by the Supreme Court of gay marriage in the United States in June 2015, some conservative states have taken initiatives considered discriminatory by the LGBT community.
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