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Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Family Research Council omits truth about North Carolina's anti-gay law

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins

I knew that the Family Research Council would gloat about North Carolina's new law, HB2, but even I am a bit put off by the organization's celebratory email. I am going to post FRC's entire statement coming from its president, Tony Perkins:

Yesterday, leaders in North Carolina achieved more in a day than many
state leaders have been able to accomplish in years. In a single-day
special session, legislators passed
and the governor signed into law protections for the privacy of
children and women using school and public bathrooms, showers, and
locker rooms inthe Tar Heel state. Governor Pat McCrory (R), Lt. Gov.
Dan Forest (R), and House Speaker Tim Moore (R) are to be commended for a
day's work well done!

A month ago, the Charlotte City Council revived and passed a previously failed effort
to establish special rights for people who identify as transgender. The
law added "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" (SOGI) to the list
of protected classes like race, national origin, and sex to the city's
nondiscrimination code. The change was billed as "tolerant" and
"inclusive," but as we've seen time and again it effectively opened
every public bathroom, every gym shower, and every school locker room in
the city to anyone, regardless of their biological sex. Despite
thousands of calls, emails, and testimony from Charlotte residents --
including the Benham brothers
-- who have experienced first-hand the heightened hostility