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N.c. State senators are deeply disturbed by their chamber's vote on HB2. The bill's execrable content and hasty consideration raises serious concerns. Senators say HB2's content is just as threatening to American ideals as the means by which it was enacted. The debate in the special session almost exclusively focused on the ability of transgender constituents to present and lead their lives as their true selves.
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BH - 2016.03.28 - LETTER to NC Senate re LGBT Discrimination Bill
N.c. State senators are deeply disturbed by their chamber's vote on HB2. The bill's execrable content and hasty consideration raises serious concerns. Senators say HB2's content is just as threatening to American ideals as the means by which it was enacted. The debate in the special session almost exclusively focused on the ability of transgender constituents to present and lead their lives as their true selves.
N.c. State senators are deeply disturbed by their chamber's vote on HB2. The bill's execrable content and hasty consideration raises serious concerns. Senators say HB2's content is just as threatening to American ideals as the means by which it was enacted. The debate in the special session almost exclusively focused on the ability of transgender constituents to present and lead their lives as their true selves.
State Legislative Building 16 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Dear Colleagues: We are deeply disturbed by your chambers 32-0 vote on March 23 in favor of House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2), signed into law by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory later that evening. Both the bills execrable content and hasty consideration raise serious concerns not just for North Carolinians, but for all Americans dedicated to upholding the principle of equality and justice for all. The manner in which legislators considered and passed HB2 offends our shared democratic values. We understand that the Lieutenant Governor did not formally call for a special legislative session until the afternoon of March 22, fewer than twenty-hour hours before the session was set to begin. We are further told that Senate leadership did not share the content of the legislation under consideration until the special session began, depriving lawmakers and the general public of the opportunity to properly evaluate HB2s sweeping provisions. When Governor McCrory signed HB2, a mere twelve hours had passed between HB2s public debut and its enactment as state law. This method of opaque and fast-tracked governance is unfair to your constituents and unacceptable to Americans committed to the democratic process. HB2s content is just as threatening to American ideals as the means by which the bill was enacted. The measure reverses decades of progress in expanding the reach of equality in North Carolina by pre-empting local anti-discrimination laws. However, the debate in the special session focused almost exclusively on the ability of your transgender constituents to present and lead their lives as their true selves, a basic right that many of you summarily denied while relying on fictitious stereotypes. The disparaging rhetoric on display in your chamber on March 23 and the subsequent enactment of HB2 were a grave disservice to LGBT people in North Carolina and across the country. Seventy percent of transgender people report being denied access, verbally harassed, or even physically assaulted in gender-segregated restrooms, according to a survey conducted by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. This discrimination has consequences. According to the National Center for
Transgender Equality, a staggering 41% of transgender people attempt suicide, and
suicide rates are even higher among those whove experienced precisely the sort of harassment your bill will encourage. In other words -- your actions will put lives at risk. As fellow state senators, we urge you to act immediately to repeal HB2. Only a complete and swift reversal of this measure will remediate the disrespect shown to LGBT North Carolinians and honor the faith of all Americans in our democratic principles. Sincerely,