Every year, there is a new controversial state law resulting in a nationwide backlash. As of March 23, 2016, North Carolina officially joined the reign of states that include laws that tear the population apart. In the past year, the United States has made significant progress in the fight for LGBT equality. Over the summer, we watched as the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges allowed same-sex couples in all 50 states to get legally married, and while the long-lasting battle for the legalization of same-sex marriage was won, the battle for gender identity equality was still at war. There is no federal law that prevents businesses and states from discriminating against gender identity and transgender people. Recently, South Dakota passed a bathroom bill that only allows people to use restrooms and changing areas by the sex that they were born, with North Carolina to follow (Somashekhar). Thankfully, Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed South Dakota’s bill, but HB2, also known as House Bill 2, was signed and passed by Governor
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We have people pledging to never use North Carolina’s services and companies leaving the state. At the rate we’re going, the population of North Carolina could get historically low and we could eventually be dubbed as the worst state, politically. Looking at both sides of the argument, the people that are fighting to repeal HB2 have a stronger point. The outcome of vetoing the law would be a better one than what we have. Unfortunately, even before the law, anybody can enter a restroom and do bad things, but that’s a story of their behavior, not their gender identity. HB2 is not a matter of crime or illegal acts, but it’s about restricting people and being unfair to them, just because they’re a minority and just being who they are. All in all, HB2 and it’s effects have given North Carolina a terrible spotlight and we need someone to put an end to
We have people pledging to never use North Carolina’s services and companies leaving the state. At the rate we’re going, the population of North Carolina could get historically low and we could eventually be dubbed as the worst state, politically. Looking at both sides of the argument, the people that are fighting to repeal HB2 have a stronger point. The outcome of vetoing the law would be a better one than what we have. Unfortunately, even before the law, anybody can enter a restroom and do bad things, but that’s a story of their behavior, not their gender identity. HB2 is not a matter of crime or illegal acts, but it’s about restricting people and being unfair to them, just because they’re a minority and just being who they are. All in all, HB2 and it’s effects have given North Carolina a terrible spotlight and we need someone to put an end to