The White House today weighed in on HB 2, the law signed last week by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory which not only overturned Charlotte's LGBT ordinance, but banned all LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances statewide, banned trans individuals from restrooms not assigned to their ‘biological' sex, and also prohibited local municipalities from setting the minimum wage higher than the state.
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Said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest in a statement provided to Towleroad:
“This Administration is strongly committed to advancing the cause of equality for LGBT Americans and to ensuring that they do not face discrimination simply because of who they are or who they love. Like so many others across the country, we are concerned about the potential harmful impact of this law, especially on transgender youth, and believe it is mean-spirited and sends the wrong message.”
