Singer-actress
Selena Gomez has chosen to move forward with her North Carolina
concert
despite the state's controversial anti-LGBT law. Several performers, including Gomez's friends
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas, have decided not to put on shows in the state to protest the House Bill 2
Public
Facilities Privacy and Security Act, reported People magazine.
READ ALSO: Selena Gomez regrets not going to prom The legislation, also known as 'HB2' or the 'bathroom bill', was signed into law by
politicians
earlier this year (16), forcing all
transgender people to use gender-specific public restrooms. "I am very fortunate to have grown up in a home where I learned from an early age that everyone should be treated equally," she said.
"I went back and forth on whether I should cancel my concert in North Carolina and ultimately I think what is right for me is to move forward with my show and donate a portion of the proceeds to
Equality
North Carolina and their effort to defeat this act of
discrimination
.
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