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Carrboro holds special Town Meeting to call for repeal of House Bill 2 (bathroom bill)
CARRBORO
The Board of Aldermen passed two resolutions at a rare special meeting Saturday in response to new state legislation barring local anti-discrimination measures.
House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, stripped away local ordinances and the rights of North Carolinians to bring civil action in claims of discrimination in employment or public accommodations on account of race, religion, color, national origin or biological sex (as well as handicap for employment only).
The town hall’s meeting room overflowed with Carrboro residents and Orange County elected officials
Mayor Lydia Lavelle called the meeting to order and quickly got to the matter at hand – a resolution that called for:
▪ The repeal of House Bill 2
▪ Local municipalities to file legal action against the legislature, restoring their authority to pass local civil rights ordinances
▪ Encouragement of all businesses and government offices providing public accommodations to provide gender non-specific restrooms for their customers and employees wherever practicable
House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, stripped away local ordinances and the rights of North Carolinians to bring civil action in claims of discrimination in employment or public accommodations on account of race, religion, color, national origin or biological sex (as well as handicap for employment only).
The town hall’s meeting room overflowed with Carrboro residents and Orange County elected officials
Mayor Lydia Lavelle called the meeting to order and quickly got to the matter at hand – a resolution that called for:
▪ The repeal of House Bill 2
▪ Local municipalities to file legal action against the legislature, restoring their authority to pass local civil rights ordinances
▪ Encouragement of all businesses and government offices providing public accommodations to provide gender non-specific restrooms for their customers and employees wherever practicable
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill-news/article68430052.html