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North Carolina to Reserve $500,000 to Defend Anti-Trans Law HB 2

HeadlineJul 01, 2016

North Carolina lawmakers are moving to reserve a half-million dollars for the legal expenses of defending the anti-transgender law HB 2. The Obama administration has sued North Carolina over the law, which nullifies ordinances protecting LGBT people from discrimination and forces transgender people to use the bathroom that matches what they were assigned on their birth certificate.

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