“And”, McCrory continued. “If any of you need to use the restrooms …”
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“Republicans may think they’re telling people which bathroom to go into”, Lipson said.
When McCrory took the stage, he got loud round of applause for a joke about a state law limiting protections for LGBT people and directing transgender people to restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates in many public buildings. “The Democratic Party will continue to work to educate voters about the negative consequences of the Republicans’ discriminatory law”.
During the full trial, the court will also consider challenges to sections of HB2 that prohibit local municipalities from extending nondiscrimination protections to LGBT people. The Department of Justice is now suing McCrory and the state of North Carolina over the anti-trans provision of HB 2, contending that it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination based on sex) and the Violence Against Women Act (which includes protections for transgender women).
McCrory said that families should remain “on notice” in an email statement sent on Thursday evening. “We fully support the NBA’s decision to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game and all of the weekend’s events originally scheduled to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina”.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would welcome the festivities, which also include a celebrity game, a rising stars game, dunk contest, a development league all-star game, a skills challenge and 3-point shooting contest.
“It’s definitely going to hit us pretty hard”, said Morgan Conroy, marketing director for The Bottle Cap Group, which owns several bars and restaurants in Charlotte. The 8 p.m. rally lets Trump make a splash in an important Southern battleground state on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
“There is a very good chance the All-Star Game just cost him the election”, he said. In search of McCrory on the site, he’s mentioned more than 100 times.
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McCrory’s “joke” was a none-too-subtle dig at those who believe that everyone should be able to relieve themselves in the bathroom that best corresponds with their identity.
