North Carolina GOP Goes Back on Promise to Fully Repeal ‘Bathroom Law’ HB2

After previously agreeing to repeal HB2, which got national attention as the “bathroom bill,” the state’s Republicans didn’t exactly do that. While yes, the new bill introduced to repeal HB2 does outright repeal the law, it also includes includes a “Six‑Month Cooling‑Off Period.” The terms of said “cooling-off period are that “No local government in this State may enact or amend an ordinance regulating employment practices or regulating public accommodations or access to restrooms, showers, or changing facilities.” While HB2 became known for its restrictions on the transgender community’s use of public restrooms, it also gutted employment, public accommodation, and housing protections for the entire LGBT community in general.

As a result, the Charlotte City Council, who repealed their LGBT nondiscrimination law (the one that HB2 was developed as a counter to) on Monday as part of a deal to get HB2 repealed as well, can’t institute a new law for half a year. As a result, according to WBTV in Charlotte, Governor Elect Roy Cooper is telling the state democrats not to support the HB2 repeal bill as-is:

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