{"id":2759,"date":"2016-04-16T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T10:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/16\/cirque-du-soleil-cancels-multiple-shows-in-north-carolina-because-of-anti-lgbt-bill\/"},"modified":"2016-04-16T18:38:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T10:38:01","slug":"cirque-du-soleil-cancels-multiple-shows-in-north-carolina-because-of-anti-lgbt-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/16\/cirque-du-soleil-cancels-multiple-shows-in-north-carolina-because-of-anti-lgbt-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirque du Soleil cancels multiple shows in North Carolina because of anti-LGBT bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cirque\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE1LzNjL2NpcnF1ZS43Y2RiZi5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw\/5eae5590\/ff1\/cirque.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Cirque+du+Soleil+cancels+multiple+shows+in+North+Carolina+because+of+anti-LGBT+bill&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F15%2Fcirque-du-soleil-north-carolina%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F15%2Fcirque-du-soleil-north-carolina%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Yet another high profile act is cutting ties with North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time, it&#8217;s theatrical company Cirque du Soleil, which announced on Friday that it would cancel multiple upcoming performances in the state because of recently passed anti-LGBT legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The roster of cancelled shows includes those scheduled for April 20-24 in Greensboro, June 22-26 in Raleigh and July 6-10 in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cirque du Soleil strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual and is opposed to discrimination in any form,&#8221; the company&#8217;s statement reads. &#8220;The new HB2 legislation passed in North Carolina is an important regression to ensuring human rights for all.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/15\/cirque-du-soleil-north-carolina\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/lgbt-rights\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Lgbt Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/cirque-du-soleil\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Cirque Du Soleil<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/north-carolina\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">North Carolina<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Entertainment<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/55jE7gy7ajY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another high profile act is cutting ties with North Carolina.\u00a0 This time, it&#8217;s theatrical company Cirque du Soleil, which announced on Friday that it would cancel multiple upcoming performances in the state because of recently passed anti-LGBT legislation. 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