Carolina Hurricanes issue statement denouncing LGBT discrimination

The Carolina Hurricanes issued a statement denouncing North Carolina’s anti-LGBT discrimination law that was recently passed.

Earlier this week, the state of North Carolina passed the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which prevents cities from allowing transgender people using public bathrooms for their biological sex that they identify with. This law has been met with vicious resistance from a variety of people, including Carolina sports teams.

The Carolina Hurricanes released a statement Friday denouncing the law that promotes transgender discrimination.

From NHL.com:

"[Carolina] and PNC Arena are devoted to providing a welcoming and respectful environment for all fans. We stand against all forms of discrimination."

It makes sense for the Canes to come out against the law. They are a business and this shows that they don’t support discrimination against any potential consumers. While it is not as strong as the NBA’s statement in which they went as far as vaguely threatening to not have the NBA All-Star game there, the Hurricanes couldn’t threaten to act like that because they have a lease with PNC Arena that they must honor. The NBA is not bound by that, though technically the Hornets are.

The Canes’ future is looking bright both on and off the ice.

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