ACC moves moves championship game to Orlando after NC General Assembly refuses to repeal HB2

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has moved the league’s 2016 football championship game to Orlando, Florida, due to North Carolina’s deeply discriminatory HB2 law. According to an update on CBS Sports the ACC officially announced Orlando as the host for the 2016 ACC Football Championship Game  Thursday morning. According to the league, patrons who previously…

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ACC follows NCAA lead in moving championship games out of North Carolina over anti-LGBTQ HB2 law

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)  announced today that it will be moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB2 law. The ACC announced: “As members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the ACC Council of Presidents reaffirmed our collective commitment to uphold the values of equality, diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination. Every…

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