today the organization seems to have earned it.

Headline: NCAA votes to oppose discrimination at its events

The organization’s Board of Governors, at its quarterly meeting in Indianapolis, adopted a new requirement for sites hosting or bidding on NCAA events in all divisions — from Final Fours to educational conferences.

Those host sites must “demonstrate how they will provide an environment that is safe, healthy and free of discrimination, plus safeguards the dignity of everyone involved in the event,” the NCAA said.

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The NCAA in a statement announcing the new policy referenced “recent actions of legislatures in several states, which have passed laws allowing residents to refuse to provide services to some people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

The IndyStar news site (the NCAA is headquartered in Indianapolis) points out that this may require clarification soon, since it doesn’t specify what actions might disqualify a site or what the site might do to get out from under the ban. Nonetheless, it’s a pretty strong statement (here it is in full) from an organization that absolutely hates controversy, and it should be commended for making it.