{"id":51430,"date":"2017-03-22T12:10:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hb2-one-year-later-nc-gop-leadership-refuse-to-allow-clean-up-or-down-vote-on-full-hb2-repeal\/"},"modified":"2017-03-22T12:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:10:31","slug":"hb2-one-year-later-nc-gop-leadership-refuse-to-allow-clean-up-or-down-vote-on-full-hb2-repeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hb2-one-year-later-nc-gop-leadership-refuse-to-allow-clean-up-or-down-vote-on-full-hb2-repeal\/","title":{"rendered":"HB2 One Year Later: NC GOP Leadership Refuse to Allow Clean Up or Down Vote on Full HB2 Repeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

HB2 One Year Later: NC GOP Leadership Refuse to Allow Clean Up or Down Vote on Full HB2 Repeal<\/b>
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Today, HRC and Equality North Carolina slammed North Carolina\u2019s Republican leadership for their continued refusal to allow a clean up or down vote on the full repeal of HB2. Signed into law a year ago tomorrow by former Governor Pat McCrory \u2014 who lost his bid for re-election over that unconscionable decision \u2014 HB2 has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and continues to inflict profound harm on North Carolina\u2019s people, reputation, and economy.<\/p>\n

HRC and Equality North Carolina also released a new video<\/a> taking a look back over the past year and the very real harm HB2 has caused. The video<\/a> makes clear that North Carolina cannot afford one more day of the deeply discriminatory law.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s now a full year since HB2 was signed into law, and the shameful political gamesmanship we\u2019re seeing from North Carolina\u2019s GOP leadership is beyond the pale,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin. \u201cInstead of taking meaningful action, North Carolina\u2019s Republican leadership has given excuse after excuse as to why they can\u2019t allow a clean up or down vote. To be clear, their reckless obstructionism makes them directly responsible for the continued harm inflicted on the state. No more excuses. Republican leadership must immediately allow a clean vote on HB2 repeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA year after the initial passage of the worst anti-LGBTQ bill in the nation, HB2 continues to hurt the economy, reputation, and people of our state every single day,\u201d said Chris Sgro, Executive Director of Equality North Carolina. \u201cIt is baffling and saddening that Tim Moore and Phil Berger have refused to step up and provide real leadership by finally fully repealing HB2. I hear from lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a>, and especially transgender North Carolinians every day who face discrimination and potential violence because of this law. The state can’t afford another day with it on the books \u2014 our leaders must commit to full repeal right now. Only then can North Carolina’s reputation \u2014 and economy \u2014 be fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past year, instead of repealing HB2, North Carolina politicians have passed legislation that is shamefully trivial and frivolous in comparison to the urgent need to repeal HB2. For example, North Carolina lawmakers:<\/p>\n