NC Lawmakers Introduce the State's Very Own 'Don't Say Gay' Bill - INDY Week

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• NORTH CAROLA GOVERNOR SIGNS ORR BANNG STATE FROM FUNDG 'EX-GAY' THERAPY
• NC GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY SIGNS BILL BANNG LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC INTO LAW"IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CY OF GET BACK TO WORKG ON THE ISSU MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR CIZENS." {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY CODY GOHLMARCH 24, 2016/9:04 AMBY CODY GOHLMARCH 24, 2016 / 9:04 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NC GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY SIGNS BILL BANNG LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC INTO LAW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-03-24T13:04:54.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-03-24T13:04:54.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTH CAROLA GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY HAS SIGNED A BILL PASSED BY REPUBLINS A SPECIAL SSN OF THE LEGISLATURE BANNG ALL LOL LGBT ORDANC THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BILL, AND MCCRORY'S RELEASED STATEMENT, TARGET A SPECIFIC ORDANCE PUT PLACE BY THE LOL ERNMENT CHARLOTTE, WHICH SOUGHT TO PROTECT TRANS DIVIDUALS BY ALLOWG THEM TO E WHATEVER BATHROOM MOST ALIGNED WH THEIR GENR INTY. THIS NEW BILL REVERS THAT PROTECTN, BANNG ALL CI THE STATE OM ENACTG LGBT NONDISCRIMATN ORDANC. IT ALSO VOIDS ALL CURRENT LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC ALREADY ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HIS STATEMENT, MCCRORY SAID THAT "THE BASIC EXPECTATN OF PRIVACY THE MOST PERSONAL OF SETTGS, A RTROOM OR LOCKER ROOM, FOR EACH GENR WAS VLATED BY ERNMENT OVERREACH AND TSN BY THE MAYOR AND CY UNCIL OF CHARLOTTE. THIS NEW ERNMENT REGULATN FI MON SENSE AND BASIC MUNY NORMS BY ALLOWG, FOR EXAMPLE, A MAN TO E A WOMAN’S BATHROOM, SHOWER OR LOCKER ROOM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE NTUED, "WHILE LOL MUNICIPALI HAVE IMPORTANT PRRI WORKG TO OVERSEE POLICE, FIRE, WATER AND SEWER, ZONG, ROADS, AND TRANS, THE MAYOR AND CY UNCIL TOOK ACTN FAR OUT OF S RE RPONSIBILI. AS A RULT, I HAVE SIGNED LEGISLATN PASSED BY A BIPARTISAN MAJORY TO STOP THIS BREACH OF BASIC PRIVACY AND ETIQUETTE WHICH WAS TO GO TO EFFECT APRIL 1."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CY OF CHARLOTTE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GET BACK TO WORKG ON THE ISSU MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR CIZENS," HE NCLUD AT THE END OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BILL MA S WAY THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLA HOE OF REPRENTATIV EARLY YTERDAY MORNG BEFORE UNANIMOLY PASSG THE STATE SENATE LATER THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SARAH PRTON, ACTG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH CAROLA ACLU, RELEASED A STATEMENT NOUNCG THE BILL: “RATHER THAN EXPAND NONDISCRIMATN LAWS TO PROTECT ALL NORTH CAROLIANS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STEAD SPENT $42,000 TO SH THROUGH AN EXTREME BILL THAT UNDO ALL LOL NONDISCRIMATN LAWS AND SPECIFILLY EXCLUS GAY AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE OM LEGAL PROTECTNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT NTU, "LEGISLATORS HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO STIGMATIZE AND MARGALIZE TRANSGENR NORTH CAROLIANS BY PHG UGLY AND FUNDAMENTALLY UNTE STEREOTYP THAT ARE BASED ON FEAR AND IGNORANCE. TRANSGENR MEN ARE MEN; TRANSGENR WOMEN ARE WOMEN. THEY SERVE TO E THE APPROPRIATE RTROOM PEACE, JT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• NC LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE THE STATE’S VERY OWN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

NORTH CAROLA GOVERNOR SIGNS ORR BANNG STATE FROM FUNDG 'EX-GAY' THERAPY

We turn now to North Carola, where a new measure rtrictg protectns for gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people is beg lled the tought law of s kd the beg our story wh Wednday's dramatic emergency ssn of state Yang reports. We have also seen gays the ary issue beg rolved.

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

NC GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY SIGNS BILL BANNG LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC INTO LAW"IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CY OF GET BACK TO WORKG ON THE ISSU MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR CIZENS." {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY CODY GOHLMARCH 24, 2016/9:04 AMBY CODY GOHLMARCH 24, 2016 / 9:04 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NC GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY SIGNS BILL BANNG LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC INTO LAW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-03-24T13:04:54.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-03-24T13:04:54.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTH CAROLA GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY HAS SIGNED A BILL PASSED BY REPUBLINS A SPECIAL SSN OF THE LEGISLATURE BANNG ALL LOL LGBT ORDANC THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BILL, AND MCCRORY'S RELEASED STATEMENT, TARGET A SPECIFIC ORDANCE PUT PLACE BY THE LOL ERNMENT CHARLOTTE, WHICH SOUGHT TO PROTECT TRANS DIVIDUALS BY ALLOWG THEM TO E WHATEVER BATHROOM MOST ALIGNED WH THEIR GENR INTY. THIS NEW BILL REVERS THAT PROTECTN, BANNG ALL CI THE STATE OM ENACTG LGBT NONDISCRIMATN ORDANC. IT ALSO VOIDS ALL CURRENT LGBT RIGHTS ORDANC ALREADY ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HIS STATEMENT, MCCRORY SAID THAT "THE BASIC EXPECTATN OF PRIVACY THE MOST PERSONAL OF SETTGS, A RTROOM OR LOCKER ROOM, FOR EACH GENR WAS VLATED BY ERNMENT OVERREACH AND TSN BY THE MAYOR AND CY UNCIL OF CHARLOTTE. THIS NEW ERNMENT REGULATN FI MON SENSE AND BASIC MUNY NORMS BY ALLOWG, FOR EXAMPLE, A MAN TO E A WOMAN’S BATHROOM, SHOWER OR LOCKER ROOM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE NTUED, "WHILE LOL MUNICIPALI HAVE IMPORTANT PRRI WORKG TO OVERSEE POLICE, FIRE, WATER AND SEWER, ZONG, ROADS, AND TRANS, THE MAYOR AND CY UNCIL TOOK ACTN FAR OUT OF S RE RPONSIBILI. AS A RULT, I HAVE SIGNED LEGISLATN PASSED BY A BIPARTISAN MAJORY TO STOP THIS BREACH OF BASIC PRIVACY AND ETIQUETTE WHICH WAS TO GO TO EFFECT APRIL 1."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CY OF CHARLOTTE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GET BACK TO WORKG ON THE ISSU MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR CIZENS," HE NCLUD AT THE END OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BILL MA S WAY THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLA HOE OF REPRENTATIV EARLY YTERDAY MORNG BEFORE UNANIMOLY PASSG THE STATE SENATE LATER THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SARAH PRTON, ACTG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH CAROLA ACLU, RELEASED A STATEMENT NOUNCG THE BILL: “RATHER THAN EXPAND NONDISCRIMATN LAWS TO PROTECT ALL NORTH CAROLIANS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STEAD SPENT $42,000 TO SH THROUGH AN EXTREME BILL THAT UNDO ALL LOL NONDISCRIMATN LAWS AND SPECIFILLY EXCLUS GAY AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE OM LEGAL PROTECTNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT NTU, "LEGISLATORS HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO STIGMATIZE AND MARGALIZE TRANSGENR NORTH CAROLIANS BY PHG UGLY AND FUNDAMENTALLY UNTE STEREOTYP THAT ARE BASED ON FEAR AND IGNORANCE. TRANSGENR MEN ARE MEN; TRANSGENR WOMEN ARE WOMEN. THEY SERVE TO E THE APPROPRIATE RTROOM PEACE, JT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

One supporter lled a lm tt for votg this General Assembly has Republin majori both the Hoe and Senate, but not the supermajori need to overri a veto om the ernor unls Democrats vote wh Wednday, Cooper pared the bill to Florida’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “However, the last thg our state needs is another Republin polil ploy like the bathroom bill which hurt our people and st jobs, so let’s keep the “Don’t Say Gay” culture wars out of North Carola classrooms, ” he Bill 755 was replaced wh a new bill that outl how rmatn would be shared between parents and schools. inty of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr youth.

orientatn change efforts” or “ex-gay therapy. "“It is now time for the cy of Charlotte elected officials and state elected officials to get back to workg on the issu most important to our cizens, " he nclud at the end of his bill ma s way through the North Carola Hoe of Reprentativ early yterday morng before unanimoly passg the state senate later that Prton, actg Executive Director of the North Carola ACLU, released a statement nouncg the bill: “Rather than expand nondiscrimatn laws to protect all North Carolians, the General Assembly stead spent $42, 000 to sh through an extreme bill that undo all lol nondiscrimatn laws and specifilly exclus gay and transgenr people om legal protectns. “Rather than expand nondiscrimatn laws to protect all North Carolians, the General Assembly stead spent $42, 000 to sh through an extreme bill that undo all lol nondiscrimatn laws and specifilly exclus gay and transgenr people om legal protectns, ” said Sarah Prton, actg executive director of the Amerin Civil Liberti Unn of North Carola.

NC LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE THE STATE’S VERY OWN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

In a sgle day, the ernor and legislature of North Carola unveiled, liberated, passed, and signed to law a bill that activists have scribed as the most extreme anti-LGBT measure the untry — forcg transgenr people to bathrooms that differ om their genr inty and disablg ci om creatg laws protectg LGBT happened North Carola may have been startlg for s swiftns, but was a classic untermove the morn nflict over gay rights.

It may force the Supreme Court to nont a qutn that for s has stubbornly refed to answer: What do the Constutn actually imply about gay rights?