Transgender rights supporters on social media were cautiously optimistic about the likely repeal, but frustrated to see it come at the expense of LGBT protections in Charlotte.
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In response, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly convened a one-day special session to pass its own legislation that rendered Charlotte’s ordinance null.
“The Council acknowledges that North Carolina House Bill 2 “supersede (s) and preempt (s) the City’s Ordinance”, read the statement”.
For months, the state’s Republican leaders had said they were willing to consider repealing the law if Charlotte acted first to undo its expanded antidiscrimination ordinance.
It is unclear how many Republican lawmakers in either the House or Senate support repealing the controversial law. Just last week, lawmakers called a special session to strip Democratic Governor-elect Roy Cooper of some authority before he takes office. The legislation also prevented lawmakers from implementing any anti-discrimination and employment policies. Cooper, the state’s attorney general, eventually unseated McCrory.
It’s indicative of the kind of world we’re living in that an anti-discriminatory law has to be repealed so a discriminatory law can be trashed.
After Republicans grumbled that Charlotte had only repealed part of its non-discrimination ordinance, leaving in place protections for transgender contractors among other provisions, the Charlotte City Council met again to repeal that language as well.
“Now that the Charlotte ordinance has been repealed, the expectation of privacy in our showers, bathrooms and locker rooms is restored and protected under previous state law”, Wilson said. What a dishonest, disgraceful shame by Roy Cooper and Charlotte Democrats.
Cooper, who was quick to take a strong stance against H.B.
The governor-elect, Democrat Roy Cooper, said in a statement Monday that he had been assured by Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, both Republicans, that a session would be called to deal with the law, known as HB2.
Cooper has long argued that H.B.
“We don’t have democracy in North Carolina anymore”. Following the passage of H.B. The NBA moved its All-Star game to New Orleans, and in a huge symbolic blow to the college basketball-crazy state, the NCAA and ACC relocated events.
Since HB2 passed in March, a variety of companies, sports leagues and entertainers have turned their backs on North Carolina in protest.
Rep. Chris Sgro, who is also the executive director of Equality North Carolina told the News & Observer of the added cooling period, “It’s doubling down on discrimination”.
Charlotte’s repeal of its LGBT ordinance is contingent upon the General Assembly’s appeal of HB2 by December 31. Pat McCrory. The objective, to address the Public Facilities and Privacy Security Act, commonly referred to as HB2.
However, early on Wednesday, the deal appeared to be crumbling.
Democrats say that the additional amendment means the bill does not fulfil the “deal” with Charlotte City Council.
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Channel 9 anchor Liz Foster was at the City Council meeting Monday morning where the announcement was made. 2 to be repealed.
