We continue to call on leaders at the city and state to act and specifically request that the North Carolina General Assembly move to repeal HB2 as quickly as possible. Pat McCrory have offered a deal to Charlotte: we’ll consider rescinding a state law limiting LGBT anti-discrimination protections, but you must first repeal the city ordinance that led to House Bill 2.
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Interim City Manager Ron Kimble or Mayor Jennifer Roberts could place it on the agenda.
The national fallout intensified last week when the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference removed several championships from North Carolina.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, refused on Monday to back off an ordinance that had aimed to expand anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the state’s largest city but also sparked a controversial state law.
Audio clip: Listen to audio clip. The fact is, Governor McCrory and his allies in the state legislature have had six months to fix the mess they’ve created, and they could repeal HB2 tomorrow without any action from Charlotte.
On Friday (September 16), the Governor withdraw the action against the United States Government over the anti-LGBT legislation, claiming the case was expensive and redundant.
The announcement comes after legislative leaders announced the possibility of a short session of the General Assembly to repeal the law, but made dropping the Charlotte ordinance a condition for repealing HB2.
Ellis continued, “If the Charlotte City Council totally repeals the ordinance and then we can confirm there is support to repeal among the majority of state lawmakers in the House and Senate, the governor will call a special session”.
Republican lawmakers blame Charlotte for setting in motion the state’s response, which requires people to use publicly-owned restrooms, showers and locker rooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate.
Complete coverage: House Bill 2 Nearly 50 percent of those surveyed oppose House Bill 2, compared with almost 40 percent who support it. Pat McCrory announced it could soon repeal House Bill 2 if Charlotte dropped its non-discrimination ordinance, the city’s mayor announced Monday the city council would not discuss the law at its regular meeting tonight.
“From my perspective, the City of Charlotte started this and I understand where they were coming from but the legislature did our fair share, too”.
HB2, signed into law by McCrory in March, also prohibits municipalities from enacting minimum wage hikes and allows employers to fire workers for any cause, including sexual orientation.
“One would think that, finally, 180 days later, the architects of this disaster, McCrory, Moore and Berger, would step up, admit their mistake and provide the leadership necessary to repeal H.B”. “The damage to our economy must be stopped and it is clear that full repeal of H.B”. Barringer says she voted for the law out of concern about “safety and particularly privacy in bathrooms”. Their statements say they’ll only look into repealing the law once the Charlotte ordinance is fully eliminated.
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The city council’s next regular public meeting is September 26. Beyond its provisions targeting transgender people, HB2 prevents local governments from passing any nondiscrimination policy that goes beyond the state standard.
