CIAA will stay in North Carolina despite state's LGBT law
Apr 29, 2016 - 10:34 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association says it won't move its headquarters, its basketball tournament or other conference championships from North Carolina, despite the state's controversial new LGBT law.The CIAA said in a statement Thursday that it will instead partner with the NCAA to educate its members on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues as it does on other issues, like graduation rates and concussion management.
The Charlotte Observer (http://bit.ly/1NZnZ9s ) reports that the CIAA, the oldest African-American sports conference in the U.S., has hosted its annual basketball tournament in Charlotte since 2006 and announced it was moving its headquarters to Charlotte from Virginia in 2015.
The CIAA said Thursday that it will continue to ''monitor the issues,'' as it has since House Bill 2 passed.
---
Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com
No one has shouted yet.
Be the first!
Be the first!
Related News
- Charlotte fires coach Price in third season Dec 14
- Price experiencing growing pains in 1st year with Charlotte Dec 24
- Mark Price named Charlotte 49ers coach Mar 26
- Reports: Price to be named Charlotte 49ers coach Mar 25
- Major won't return as Charlotte coach Mar 15
- Hurricanes hit 14 3s, hold off Charlotte Nov 26
- Charlotte and Miami do it again Nov 25
- Charlotte shocks Michigan to win Puerto Rico Tip-Off Nov 24
- 49ers take on Wolverines for Puerto Rico Tip-Off crown Nov 24
- Billikens thump Charlotte in A-10 quarters Mar 15
- A-10 tourney action pits 49ers against Billikens Mar 15