North Carolina The law states that in government buildings, individuals (such as students at state-operated schools) may only use restrooms and changing facilities that correspond to the sex identified on their birth certificates.
The Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, commonly known as House Bill 2 or HB2, was signed into law in North Carolina by Republican former Gov. Pat Pat McCrory
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American businessman, politician, and radio host who served as the 74th Governor of North Carolina from January 2013 to January 1, 2017. He served as the 53rd Mayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009, and was appointed by President George W. Bush …
Charlie Comero was disappointed when he learned last week that he had to start using the women’s restroom in North Carolina, thanks to a new state law signed by Gov. Pat McCrory.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings.
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❓ What is North Carolina's 'bathroom bill'?
A judge signed the agreement after a three-year legal battle challenging the state's so-called bathroom bill, known as H.B.2, and the law that replaced it. Unisex signs hang outside bathrooms in Durham, North Carolina, on May 10, 2016. Sara D. Davis / Getty Images file RALEIGH, N.C.
❓ Is North Carolina’s ‘bathroom ban’ finally dead?
Today, that ban is finally dead—and North Carolina has an opportunity to change the reputation it earned in the 2016 fight over H.B. 2, the so-called bathroom bill.
❓ Which states have passed laws restricting access to bathrooms based on sex?
North Carolina remains the only state to pass—and now repeal— legislation (House Bill 2) restricting access to multiuser restrooms, locker rooms, and other sex-segregated facilities on the basis of a definition of sex or gender consistent with sex assigned at birth or “biological sex. In the 2017 legislative session:
❓ Can North Carolina regulate bathrooms for transgender people?
That’ll still remain squarely in the hands of the state to regulate. A North Carolina federal judge approved a settlement in 2019 that grants transgender people the right to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity in federal buildings only.
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