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Franklin Graham says NFL and NBA have lost their minds backing transgender rights

Evangelist Franklin Graham is taking a stand alongside Texas in the state’s ongoing war-of-words with the National Football League over a proposed “bathroom bill” that is similar to North Carolina’s anti-gay House Bill 2.

NFL officials have said Texas’ proposed transgender bathroom bill could affect whether the state gets to host another Super Bowl, as it did on Feb. 5. The National Basketball Association has also added its voice to those threatening Texas with a boycott.

Graham said via Twitter that he agrees with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick that “the NBA & the NFL have lost their minds, as well as their moral compass.