North Carolina Gov. Threatens Charlotte's Proposed Anti-Discrimination Protections

Governor Pat McCrory has made his disapproval of Charlotte's new proposed LGBT protections heard loud and clear.

From Raw Story:

The Republican governor of North Carolina threatened the Charlotte City Council with “immediate State legislative intervention,” if they pass a law providing protections for the LGBT community.

According to the Charlotte Observer, Gov. Pat McCrory told two Republican members of the council that he feared the proposed protections would adversely affect citizens of the entire state if passed.

Responding to a request for an opinion on the proposed law from Charlotte Council Member Ed Driggs (R),  McCrory warned about language that would allow transgender residents to use either a men’s or a women’s bathroom.

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