California Limits Travel To North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory pauses while making comments concerning House Bill 2 during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 4, 2016. A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT ... North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory pauses while making comments concerning House Bill 2 during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 4, 2016. A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can't be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being sued and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) MORE LESS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state of California has joined the list of those taking action against North Carolina for its law that limits LGBT protections against discrimination.

The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/2df2RSF) that Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday prohibiting state agencies from compelling their employees to travel to states with laws that allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The law bans state-funded travel to North Carolina.

California’s law applies to the University of California and the California State University system. It also could limit travel for conferences and training.

North Carolina’s law blocks municipalities from expanding protections against sexual discrimination in public accommodations to LGBT people. It orders public schools and universities to ensure that students use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.

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  1. California’s law applies to the University of California and the California State University system. It also could limit travel for conferences and training.

    Will this apply to sports teams also? Now that would be embarrassing to North Carolina!

    May the boycott tribe increase!

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