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While cancellations continue to plague both Mississippi and North Carolina over their anti-LGBT laws, Belinda Carlisle of Go-Gos fame has decided to use her Biloxi, Mississippi, performance this weekend to take on Gov. Phil Bryant directly, calling on him to repeal the law. Sarah Fowler reports:

In a letter addressed to Bryant, Carlisle, a founding member of 1980s popsters The Go-Go's, said she considered canceling her performance at the IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi Saturday night due to "very recent anti-LGBTQ attacks" but reconsidered "in order to say a few things to those who live in the Magnolia State." Identifying herself as "a very proud mother of a gay child," Carlisle said, "I can't imagine anything less Christian than using the law as a weapon against others."

In her open letter, Carlisle said she plans to raise up local LGBTQ organizers during her performance:

Nearly 30 years ago, I released a song titled "Heaven Is a Place on Earth." I was proud of the message of that song then and I continue to be proud of it today. Unfortunately, Governor Bryant, you and those around you are making life hell on earth for many Mississippians. So I'll go forward with my show on Saturday and I'll use it as an opportunity to speak the truth about the bravery of people like Kaylee and Brandiilyne and so many others across your state who are resilient and loving and brave.

Also on Tuesday, the Biloxi City Council passed a resolution in support of repealing HB1523, the “license to discriminate” law at issue.