The United States praises itself for becoming very accepting of the gay (LGBT) community, but recently, one of its states has passed a bill that threatens the idea of acceptance. Earlier in the year 2016, the state of North Carolina passed a bill known as House Bill 2, or “HB2” for short. The bill was very controversial before it was put into action and threatens this idea of acceptance in the U.S. This bill is called the “Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act”, and, like the title suggests, deals with matters and regulations for public bathrooms (Transgender Debate: What's Next?). Although it seems harmless, it actually has had a large, negative impact on the LGBT community. It also has gone against other documentation and acts already in place. HB2 is an unnecessary and controversial bill that has made more problems for the people and the government of North Carolina.
HB2’s biggest issue is its negative impact on people in the LGBT community, more specifically, transgender …show more content…
It has taken away transgender people’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to the gender they identify as and given the transgender community a bad name. It has said that it was to protect women and children, but has endangered the lives of trans individuals who are now forced to use the opposite gender’s restrooms. It has also completely disregarded any other branch of government. It overrides policies made by its cities, and has defied one of the amendments in the Constitution. Finally, one of the most nonsensical parts of HB2 is that it used state power to overrule counties and cities. HB2 made it so that it would be enforced statewide and that cities and counties are not allowed to enforce a different policy. The recently based House Bill 2 is contradictory to the idea that the U.S. is a place of acceptance and understanding for the LGBT
HB2’s biggest issue is its negative impact on people in the LGBT community, more specifically, transgender …show more content…
It has taken away transgender people’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to the gender they identify as and given the transgender community a bad name. It has said that it was to protect women and children, but has endangered the lives of trans individuals who are now forced to use the opposite gender’s restrooms. It has also completely disregarded any other branch of government. It overrides policies made by its cities, and has defied one of the amendments in the Constitution. Finally, one of the most nonsensical parts of HB2 is that it used state power to overrule counties and cities. HB2 made it so that it would be enforced statewide and that cities and counties are not allowed to enforce a different policy. The recently based House Bill 2 is contradictory to the idea that the U.S. is a place of acceptance and understanding for the LGBT