Recently, a growing number of musicians have decided to use their fame to protest discriminatory laws by canceling their performances in the states where those laws have been passed, including, most recently, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams. Last year, Wilco canceled and then reinstated their Indiana show, ending up donating half the proceeds to the LGBT community in the process.

Now, Gregg Allman has made a statement on the issue, saying that he and his band will not cancel their scheduled performance in Greensboro, NC, tonight, despite the state’s recent “bathroom law,” HB2, which prohibits transgender individuals from using the restroom facilities of their choosing.

Allman supports the LGBT community, saying, “It’s sad and infuriating that some, in 2016, are still working so hard to take the rights away from our brothers and sisters,” but notes that “North Carolina is a state full of good folks and loyal fans, many of whom are angry about and feel misrepresented by this action.” Allman and his band will play Greensboro’s Cone Denim Entertainment Center tonight. Other artists, including Cyndi Lauper and Jimmy Buffett, have also spoken out about playing in North Carolina. Buffett, who is scheduled to play the state next week, calls HB2 a “stupid law based on stupid assumptions.”

Read Allman’s full statement below:

For over 45 years, I’ve been fortunate to play music all around this country and the world. I’ve been honored to know and be friends with many different people from all walks of life. Although we, as a nation, have made progress in many areas, it’s sad and infuriating that some, in 2016, are still working so hard to take the rights away from our brothers and sisters, as in the cases of “bathroom laws” recently passed in North Carolina (HB2 – Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act) and Mississippi (“Religious Liberty” bill 1523), discriminating against the LGBT community.

I know that North Carolina is a state full of good folks and loyal fans, many of whom are angry about and feel misrepresented by this action. My band and I will continue to play our show as scheduled there tomorrow, April 13, and hope that our music unites people in this challenging time. We stand in solidarity with the LGBT community urging Gov. McCrory to listen to the people and reverse this wrong. – Gregg Allman