The Latest: Another N Carolina legislator suggests repeal

*FILE – In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 file photo, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) runs the ball as North Carolina’s M.J. Stewart (6) moves in for the tackle during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. NCAA President Mark Emmert says whether the Atlantic Coast Conference decides to follow the association’s lead and pull events out of North Carolina because of a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people is up to the league and its members. The ACC championship football game is schedule to be held in Charlotte on Dec. 3. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the Atlantic Coast Conference removing championships from North Carolina in response to a state law involving LGBT rights (all times local):

7:10 p.m.

Another North Carolina Republican legislator is raising the prospect of repealing a law about LGBT rights that’s caused the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference to pull championships from the state this week.

Sen. Rick Gunn of Burlington said in a statement late Wednesday he’s concerned about the effect House Bill 2 is having on the state and the region he represents and believes it’s time to modify or possibly repeal it. The ACC is headquartered in nearby Greensboro, which is also where early rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament would have been held in March.

A GOP senator from suburban Raleigh on Tuesday also urged repeal. Otherwise, Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory have defended the law robustly.

Law supporters say it was designed to keep men or boys from sharing school restrooms or locker rooms with girls. Gunn says federal courts should act to do that.

6:40 p.m.

Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a statement about the Atlantic Coast Conference pulling its championships from North Carolina, making very similar comments that he made about action by the NCAA.

But unlike before, the governor didn’t directly criticize the ACC, which is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The ACC moved the championships because of a state law McCrory signed limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and directing transgender people to use school and government restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.

McCrory emphasized Wednesday that issues about “redefining gender” and about privacy will soon be resolved in federal courts. More than 20 states are challenging the federal government on restroom use by transgender people.

Without mentioning the ACC, McCrory urged public and private institutions to let the issues take their course in court and avoid “economic threats or political retaliation” against states challenging the law.