N.C. Senate pass ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: What do this mean for stunts? – The Guilfordian

Contents:

• N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?
• NORTH CAROLA GAY BIAS LAW DRAWS A SHARP BACKLASH
• FROM JIM CROW TO ANTI-GAY LAWS, NORTH CAROLA HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP UNNSTUTNAL L

N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?

Pat McCrory signed to law a bill blockg anti-discrimatn l that would protect gay and transgenr people. The North Carola state Legislature has passed a law blockg lol ernments om passg anti-discrimatn l to grant protectns to gay and transgenr people.

The law a month after the cy of Charlotte passed a measure protectg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people om beg discrimated agast by bs. 2 enuraged homophobia and transphobia North Carola and across the untry. The state has limed protectns for transgenr people, and only jt recently outlawed the e of feral fundg for anti-gay “nversn therapy”—which is still legal the state.

NORTH CAROLA GAY BIAS LAW DRAWS A SHARP BACKLASH

142 bee she believed would worsen homophobia and transphobia North Carola.

Amy Galey sponsored SB49, a new bill that prohibs discsns of genr and sexual inty classrooms om krgarten to fourth Carola’s Senate has add to the over 420 anti-LGBTQ bills troduced state legislatur natnwi 2023 wh SB49, emed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill by crics. As reported by the Associated Prs Febary, Cooper said a statement, “…the last thg we need is to force the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ culture wars on our children and our state.

“After Florida’s (Don’t Say Gay) bill, there was an crease bullyg and onle harassment for kids. But all the attentn on who n e toilets and locker rooms has overshadowed what employment rights advot say is an even more expansive change ma by the law — one that uld affect all workers North Carola, not jt those who are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.

FROM JIM CROW TO ANTI-GAY LAWS, NORTH CAROLA HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP UNNSTUTNAL L

In addn to requirg that people e bathrooms acrdg to their blogil sex, the measure preempted lol ernments om passg any laws aimed at protectg gay and transgenr people, a provisn that immediately nullified more than 20 existg lol ordanc. Others poted to a burgeong trend which nservativ are explog a backlash agast gay marriage and transgenr rights to ph legislatn wh broad ramifitns. Crics ll the law anti-LGBT, sayg discrimat agast gay and transgenr rints.

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Pat McCrory of North Carola signed a sweepg law elimatg anti-discrimatn protectns for all lbians, gays and bisexuals and barrg transgenr people om g bathrooms that do not match the genr they were born wh, the battle l were clear a bterly divid social media and public ralli, civil rights groups, bs and policians exprsed dismay at the law, which was passed by the Republin-ntrolled legislature and signed by the ernor wh jt 12 hours durg a hasty special ssn on Wednday. But the law passed by the legislature on Wednday night, which prohibs municipali om passg their own ordanc allowg such bathroom e, also prevents ci om protectg gays and bisexual people agast discrimatn generally.