Dallas Stars become 1st Texas team opposing 'bathroom bill'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The NHL's Dallas Stars have become the first Texas professional sports franchise to officially oppose a ''bathroom bill'' targeting transgender people.
Team President James Lites said in a statement Wednesday that the Stars are ''strongly opposed to any legislation perceived as discriminatory.''
The NFL and NBA have previously joined dozens of powerful businesses in opposing a proposal requiring transgender Texans to use public restrooms corresponding to the gender on their birth certificates.
Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature failed to pass the bill during a legislative session that ended in May. Gov. Greg Abbott convened a special session to revive the issue, but it looks unlikely to pass before that ends next week.
A similar law in North Carolina sparked national uproar and costly boycotts before lawmakers rolled back much of it.
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