ICYMI: North Carolina’s Discriminatory H.B. 2 Threatens More Than Half Billion Dollars in Economic Activity (North Carolina Democratic Party)

(Source: North Carolina Democratic Party) North Carolina's Discriminatory H.B. 2 Threatens More Than Half Billion Dollars in Economic Activity By Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Sarah McBride, Laura E. Durso | Wednesday, April 13, 2016 In March, the North Carolina Legislature went into special session and passed House Bill 2 in a single day. This legislation targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, people for discrimination. Within hours of the bill's passage, Gov. Patrick 'Pat' McCrory (R) signed it into law, giving North Carolina the dubious distinction of enacting what some are calling the most anti-LGBT legislation ever passed.H.B. 2 was introduced in response to the city of...