(NC) Prosecutor: No Need to Overturn Transgender Restroom Rule
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutor: No Need to Overturn Transgender Restroom Rule
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH, N.C. Mar 1, 2016, 6:55 PM ET
North Carolina's attorney general says he sees no need for the state legislature to overturn a provision in Charlotte's new nondiscrimination ordinance designed to ensure transgender people can use the restroom of their gender identity.
Attorney General Roy Cooper said Tuesday there are more important issues lawmakers should address with lost jobs, public school teachers leaving the state and tax changes now taking effect.
Cooper is a Democratic gubernatorial candidate this year who wants to replace Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte. McCrory has said legislators next should block the provision when they meet in late April and pre-empt other local governments from enforcing similar rules.
The governor cites safety issues and the right to privacy when using restrooms. Other Republicans have agreed with him.
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