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LGBTQ Groups Reject “Repeal” of North Carolina Bathroom Bill

HeadlineMar 30, 2017

In North Carolina, state Republican lawmakers say they’ve struck a deal to overturn a law denying transgender people the use of the bathroom, changing room or locker room that matches their gender identity. But LGBTQ groups say the planned repeal of HB 2, the so-called “bathroom bill,” won’t end discrimination. The deal would allow the state to continue regulating bathrooms while barring local governments from enacting their own anti-discrimination laws until late 2020. Human Rights Campaign said in a tweet, “Any NC lawmaker who supports this bad #HB2 'deal' is no ally of LGBTQ people & will have planted themselves on the wrong side of history.” The deal came hours ahead of a deadline set by the NCAA to repeal the law or face an end to collegiate athletic tournaments—including lucrative men’s basketball games—through 2022. It’s not clear whether the compromise deal will prevent an NCAA boycott.

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