Moogfest Plans Protest Stage to Resist ‘Bathroom Bill,’ Immigration Ban

In the face of discriminatory government legislation, this year’s Moogfest will include “a dedicated space for resistance.”

In response to the North Carolina state legislature’s failure to repeal the infamous, discriminatory “Bathroom Bill” (HB2) and President Trump‘s recent executive order temporarily restricting immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, the 2017 edition of Moogfest will incorporate a protest stage.

“As we prepare for the 2017 festival, we are faced with new and mounting concerns,” festival organizers said in a statement. “Lawmakers in Texas and Kansas have taken steps toward enacting laws similar to HB2. And in his…