Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace Playing In NC As Act Of Defiance Against HB-2

[Initech]

North Carolina has come under fire for its recently-passed Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, otherwise known as HB2 or the so-called “bathroom law.” The legislation requires North Carolinians to use the bathroom of the gender they were assigned at birth, which advocacy groups have protested as an attack on LGBT rights. Various members of the entertainment industry have joined the protests, including Bruce Springsteen and Ringo Starr, who recently canceled concerts in North Carolina, and porn company xHamster, which shamed some of its hypocritical patrons.

There is one musical act that intends to play in North Carolina as scheduled, though. Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace is refusing to stay out of North Carolina despite the law, announcing plans to play in Durham next month but with a protest in tow. In a BuzzFeed interview, Grace says the band will perform on May 15, but she plans to work with local activists to create “an event around the show as a form of protest to say that despite whatever stupid laws they enact, trans people are not going to be scared. They are not going to go away.” Grace also put out a call on Twitter for activist groups to help her “table the show.”

http://www.avclub.com/article/laura-jane-grace-explains-why-against-me-wont-canc-235322

This is kind of the flip side of all the shows in NC getting canceled, and coming from someone who is trans. I support this!

[FSogol]

1. My fav song from them, off of "Rock Against Bush, Vol 1"

[2naSalit]

2. Hope it doesn't get cancelled.......nt

[OriginalGeek]

3. I respect both decisions.

Bruce probably creates quite a stir by cancelling and Ms. Grace will create quite a stir by performing while protesting.

The point being raise a freaking stink!

[matt819]

4. That's fine

That's her form of protest. Perfectly reasonable.

Other groups have chosen not to play. That's their form of protest. Perfectly fine.

I say to all of them, keep at it. And start filing lawsuits.

[HuckleB]

5. This makes total sense.

Awesome work, Laura Jane Grace!