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Selena Gomez aims to 'defeat discrimination' with concert

Singer-actress Selena Gomez has chosen to move forward with her N... Read More
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.

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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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