{"id":10783,"date":"2017-04-04T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/04\/04\/ncaa-returning-to-north-carolina-after-partial-repeal-of-bathroom-bill\/"},"modified":"2017-04-04T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:06:00","slug":"ncaa-returning-to-north-carolina-after-partial-repeal-of-bathroom-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/ncaa-returning-to-north-carolina-after-partial-repeal-of-bathroom-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Returning To North Carolina After Partial Repeal Of 'Bathroom Bill'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The second round of the 2016 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The NCAA pulled championship events from the state this year because of the controversial “bathroom bill”; the sporting events will now be returning.<\/p>\n

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The NCAA is bringing sporting events back to North Carolina after state lawmakers repealed large portions of the controversial “Bathroom Bill” \u2014 although the collegiate sports organization isn’t exactly enthused about the deal.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, the group says its governors reached their decision “reluctantly.”<\/p>\n

That law, which was passed more than a year ago, required transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate and blocked cities and counties from passing protections for LGBT people, among other things.<\/p>\n

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In response, the NCAA pulled planned championship events<\/a> from North Carolina, saying the law would make it “challenging” to promote an inclusive atmosphere at sporting events.<\/p>\n

Last week, North Carolina lawmakers reached a compromise to repeal most of the effects of the law, known as House Bill 2 or HB2. The deal prohibits local communities from passing anti-discrimination ordinances for at least three years. That will block cities from imposing their own protections for LGBT people.<\/p>\n