RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday he won't defend in court a new state law preventing Charlotte and other local governments from approving access guarantees for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, calling it discriminatory and a "national embarrassment."
Democrat Roy Cooper made the announcement during a news conference a day after gay rights advocates sued to overturn the law approved last week and signed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
BOSTON – While Beacon Hill lawmakers have kept back a proposed law that would ensure access for transgender people to public accommodations based on how they identify sexually, legislative and legal debates over similar "Bathroom Bills" have heated up recently nationwide.
In North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, drew widespread rebukes after he signed a bill into law last week that bans local municipalities from passing their own Bathroom Bills. The measure also requires transgender people to use restrooms and locker rooms according to their biological sex.
