Following rocker Bruce Springsteen's announcement that he will cancel his planned concert in North Carolina over a Charlotte state law that bars transgender people from using bathrooms that do not correspond to their birth gender, Rev. Franklin Graham has fired back against the rock icon on his Facebook page.
"Bruce Springsteen, a long-time gay rights activist, has cancelled his North Carolina concert. He says the N.C. law #HB2 to prevent men from being able to use women's restrooms and locker rooms is going 'backwards instead of forwards.' Well, to be honest, we need to go back! Back to God. Back to respecting and honoring His commands. Back to common sense," he posted.
He thanked legislators who supported the bill, saying that they were right for ensuring the privacy and protection of women and children through the law.
Franklin's comment was made in response to the rocker's statement that he is cancelling his show to make a stand for the LGBT community and that he will not support any measure that supports prejudice and bigotry.
"It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards," Springsteen said in an interview with the Washington Post.
Meanwhile, another rock icon, Bryan Adams is taking a similar position against the discrimination of LGBT and announced the cancellation of his concert in Mississippi, which recently passed a religious liberty law which allows religious groups and businesses to refuse services to gay couples on the basis of their religious beliefs, reported USA Today.
"I find it incomprehensible that LGBT citizens are being discriminated against in the state of Mississippi. I cannot in good conscience perform in a State where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation," Adams said on a post on his website.
