North Carolina House Passes Bill Voiding All Local LGBT Nondiscrimination Ordinances

[SunsetBengal]

Well, it seems as HB 2 had support of up to 73% of the citizens of NC.

http://http://www.wral.com/wral-news-poll-voters-back-bonds-want-action-on-charlotte-transgender-ordinance-/15499325/

Quote:She is among the 36 percent of respondents to a recent WRAL News poll who said that the General Assembly should act to overturn Charlotte's ordinance. Another 30 percent said lawmakers should let voters in Charlotte decide by declaring a Mecklenburg County referendum on the issue. Only 27 percent of those surveyed said legislators should leave the ordinance alone, with 8 percent saying they were unsure.

Read more at http://www.wral.com/wral-news-poll-voters-back-bonds-want-action-on-charlotte-transgender-ordinance-/15499325/#hJFMB8uE67C9AadG.99

Apparently, the legislators of NC care about carrying out the will of the majority of their constituents.  Ordinances like the recently overturned on in Charlotte throw the will of the majority aside, to cater to the wishes of a very, very small minority section of society.  Now, I'm no cold hearted jackass.  I don't want to force anyone not comfortable with going into the assigned restroom for their birth gender, into doing so.  I just feel that there are better ways to go about this.  For example, many establishments have a "family" restroom.  Why not introduce legislation to mandate that all business created, moving forward, be required to have a 3rd, non gender assigned, public restroom facility?