Judge Blocks Transgender Bathroom Law for 3 Plaintiffs

“This is not a final resolution of this case, and the governor will continue to defend North Carolina law”.

As a result, the order bars the school system from enforcing the bathroom provisions against the three individual transgender people that are part of the case.

The HB2 law, which essentially requires transgender people to use the bathroom according to the way they were born rather than with the gender they identify with, has recently been a controversial topic amongst several sports organizations.

The Vermont women’s basketball team has canceled its December road game against the Tar Heels on Thursday, citing North Carolina’s law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.

A Monmouth University Poll released on Wednesday showed the law could hurt McCrory’s re-election chances in November. Today, the tightness that I have felt in my chest every day since HB2 passed has eased.

Previously tweeting, the National Basketball Association said it was “deeply concerned that this discriminatory law runs counter to our guiding principals of equality and mutual respect and do not know what impact it will have on our ability to successfully host the 2017 All-Star game in Charlotte”.

The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the transgender plaintiffs, and the U.S. Justice Department both argued for the injunction to block the restroom access measure.

Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina, said in an interview that the ruling shows “HB2 can’t be squared with Title IX and can’t be enforced at institutions that receive federal education funds”.

A unisex sign and the “We Are Not This” slogan are outside a bathroom at Bull McCabes Irish Pub on May 10, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina.

In April, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first appeals court to find that transgender students are protected under federal laws that bar sex-based discrimination.

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