A cultural boycott can be as powerful almost as a financial boycott.

Man those NC politicians are gonna get slaughtered in the next election. Especially if companies pulling out is sustained.

The real lesson to learn here is that you should be like Mississippi and have so little to lose that no one can boycott you.

I don't think you understand southern politics. This will have no effect on any election

Point remains. Whoever passed this, and supported it, no matter their number, will very soon find their positions are no longer tenible. Any other democratic nation would be screaming for them to stand down.

A cultural boycott can be as powerful almost as a financial boycott.

Man those NC politicians are gonna get slaughtered in the next election. Especially if companies pulling out is sustained.

I have a very difficult time believing any legislator gives two hoots what Bruce Springsteen or Eddie Vedder think about this issue.

The reality is that there is probably a substantial amount of people who live in North Carolina who support the law, or the intent behind it, in some form. I'll admit I have only a cursory understanding of the bill but it nevertheless makes me uncomfortable seeing a contrary opinion treated as illegitimate, as though conservative governments elected by popular vote have no right to pursue conservative social policy (and I believe a number of NC Democrats also voted for the bill so it's not as though there wasn't bipartisan support of some degree).

I have a very difficult time believing any legislator gives two hoots what Bruce Springsteen or Eddie Vedder think about this issue.

The reality is that there is probably a substantial amount of people who live in North Carolina who support the law, or the intent behind it, in some form. I'll admit I have only a cursory understanding of the bill but it nevertheless makes me uncomfortable seeing a contrary opinion treated as illegitimate, as though conservative governments elected by popular vote have no right to pursue conservative social policy (and I believe a number of NC Democrats also voted for the bill so it's not as though there wasn't bipartisan support of some degree).

Don't assume a decent amount of people in the state don't agree with this law.

Oh I know that. But there are those that do and however big or small their number it's the law in the state. Best way to fight that is hit them in their pockets. Raleigh just lost maybe a million or two in tourist dollars from just one show. Do that repeatedly over a year As well as companies setting up elsewhere and regular tourist people not visiting there as a result and you have a huge loss to state revenues and employment quite quickly.