Two weeks ago, in a statement about the controversy over House Bill 2, Gov. Pat McCrory’s press office questioned why North Carolina was being maligned, while another city without LGBT protections was hosting a premier sports event. The governor “looks forward to cheering for the UNC Tar Heels in the NCAA Final Four being played in Houston, a city that defeated a similar bathroom ordinance referendum last year with over 61% of the vote.” McCrory also questioned why the state was being blasted in 2016, when the Charlotte City Council voted down a nondiscrimination ordinance for LGBT individuals in 2015. “Where was this coordinated outrage and media attention when the original bathroom...
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