North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) stood by his state’s controversial anti-LGBT “bathroom bill” Tuesday, saying that former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner would have to use the men’s shower if she visited his state.
During the North Carolina gubernatorial debate, moderator Chuck Todd asked McCrory which bathroom Jenner, who famously announced her transition in 2015, would have to use in North Carolina.
“In the private sector in North Carolina, she can go wherever the private sector wants her to,” McCrory said.
“If she’s going to a shower facility at UNC Chapel Hill after running around the track, she’s going to use the men’s shower,” he continued.
McCrory’s Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Roy Cooper, called for the law to be repealed, The Huffington Post reported.
“It writes discrimination into our law and it has been a disaster for our economy,” Cooper said, according to the site. “Governor McCrory continues to go across the state telling people that this is not hurting our economy. He attacks businesses who are opposed to it and says that everything is going fine. Governor, what planet are you on?”
McCrory’s response was predictable, as he has been a fierce advocate of the law in the face of protests, businesses and sporting events pulling out of the state, and fierce criticism from the federal government.
The question of where Jenner could use the restroom that aligns with her gender identity has come up before, with Donald Trump once offering her the opportunity to use the women’s restroom at Trump Tower, which she then did.
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