Pearl JamFollowing Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper and Ringo Starr's public statements against North Carolina's recently passed anti-LGBT laws, iconic alt-rockers Pearl Jam are the latest to make their distaste of the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act — or HB2 law — known, having cancelled their upcoming Raleigh, NC show.
In a statement, Eddie Vedder and co. announced the cancellation of their 20 April show, calling the state's new law which prohibits transgender people from using public bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity a "despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination against an entire group of American citizens".
"The practical implications are expansive and its negative impact upon basic human rights is profound. We want America to be a place where no one can be turned away from a business because of who they love or fired from their job for who they are," the statement reads.
"It is for this reason that we must take a stand against prejudice, along with other artists and businesses, and join those in North Carolina who are working to oppose HB2 and repair what is currently unacceptable."
Read the full handwritten statement below.
