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04-14-2016, 01:12 AM
Ringo Starr cancels **rth Carolina show in protest of 'bigotry' of House Bill 2
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Ringo Starr is joining artists like Bruce Springsteen (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/#QEotxbGp0Sqx?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in protesting **rth Carolina's*House Bill 2 by canceling an upcoming show in the state.*
The former Beatle was scheduled to perform at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on June 18. He an**unced on Wednesday that he's pulling out in protest of the law's "bigotry."
"I'm sorry to disappoint my fans in the area, but we need to take a stand against this hatred," Starr said in a statement on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ringo%20starr). "Spread peace and love."
SEE ALSO: Bruce Springsteen cancels **rth Carolina show in response to anti-LGBT law (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/)
The law requires that transgender people use bathrooms and locker rooms that are designated for "their biological ***."
Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/ringo-starr-trans-bathroom-bill/)
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Ringo Starr is joining artists like Bruce Springsteen (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/#QEotxbGp0Sqx?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in protesting **rth Carolina's*House Bill 2 by canceling an upcoming show in the state.*
The former Beatle was scheduled to perform at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on June 18. He an**unced on Wednesday that he's pulling out in protest of the law's "bigotry."
"I'm sorry to disappoint my fans in the area, but we need to take a stand against this hatred," Starr said in a statement on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ringo%20starr). "Spread peace and love."
SEE ALSO: Bruce Springsteen cancels **rth Carolina show in response to anti-LGBT law (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/)
The law requires that transgender people use bathrooms and locker rooms that are designated for "their biological ***."
Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/ringo-starr-trans-bathroom-bill/)
More about Lgbt Rights (http://mashable.com/category/lgbt-rights/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Politics (http://mashable.com/category/politics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bruce Springsteen (http://mashable.com/category/bruce-springsteen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), **rth Carolina (http://mashable.com/category/**rth-carolina/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Ringo Starr (http://mashable.com/category/ringo-starr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/QBJNJxmvJ1c