RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gay-rights groups and others who say they’ll be wronged by North Carolina’s new law preventing Charlotte and other local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules are wasting little time trying to stop it in court.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and Equality North Carolina scheduled a Monday news conference in Raleigh to announce federal litigation challenging the law, approved last week by the legislature and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory.
Republican lawmakers wanted to overturn an impending Charlotte ordinance that allowed transgender people to use the restroom aligned with their gender identity. But the new law also prevents all cities and counties from extending protections covering sexual orientation and gender identity at restaurants, hotels and stores.
Corporations have criticized the law, but McCrory and allies are defending it.
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NC has become such an awful place, between their hate for minority voters and their hate for gays.
I don’t have the link but have you seen, Facebook I believe, the video out of Texarkana of a Pastor speaking during a “bathroom bill” hearing. Inspiring. He had the audience up and clapping when he finished called the bigots out for what they are.
I grew up with gender neutral, one door marked Men another marked Women both end up in the same place. Never has any issues and never thought about it, until High School where there were separate facilities, that was weird.
McCrory has to go. Period.
Same level of hate always existed and is likely to exist for decades. It’s coming to surface only because it’s now illegal due to Federal Laws.
The NC law, the Indiana abortion law, and all others like it, are going to be struck down by the courts. And of course, the citizens of those states will foot the bill to defend the indefensible.
Your government at work.