NCAA's High-Profile Gay Rights Policy Has a Lot of Wiggle Room
- Among new championship hosts, 40% have no LGBT protections
- North Carolina to host 26 events after changing state law
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A little less than a year ago, the NCAA drew praise for a new policy requiring its championship host sites to commit to protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes and attendees.
For the first time since that announcement -- and its high-profile boycott of North Carolina -- the NCAA announced the hosts of more than 450 events from 2017 through 2022. Among the locations, more than 40 percent lack legal protections for LGBT people.