Stephen Curry has a tremendous amount of pride for North Carolina. His dad was a long time member of the Charlotte Hornets, he spent a lot of his childhood living there, and first captured the attention of the basketball world while playing at Davidson College.
North Carolina has been in the news recently for very unfortunate reasons. Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill into law that forces transgender individuals to use bathrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.
The law also excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from state and local anti-discrimination protections.
It’s important to note that this law was passed as a response to Charlotte’s approval of an ordinance that protected LGBT individuals from discrimination at hotels, restaurants, and retailers.