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A State Divided: HB2 And Transgender Rights

A State Divided: HB2 And Transgender Rights



Credit T. Ortega Gaines and John D. Simmons / Charlotte Observer
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Charlotte Observer
On the left: Opponents of Charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance rally outside the Government center in March, 2016. On the right: LGBT groups opposed to the state law protest in September, 2016, outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.
It’s been a year since House Bill 2 advanced through the North Carolina General Assembly. The law requires people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate. The so-called bathroom bill is an intersection of gender identity, religion, politics and power. “A State Divided: HB2 and Transgender Rights” takes a look at the unintended consequences this complicated chapter in North Carolina history continues to present.

WUNC Reporters: Jess Clark, Jason deBruyn, Rusty Jacobs, Jeff Tiberii, Jorge Valencia
Music: Robin Copley
Photos: Matt Couch, AP
Editors: Elizabeth Baier, Dave DeWitt, Brent Wolfe
Host & Executive Producer: Elizabeth Baier

For a closer look at how HB2 has impacted North Carolina, click on the stories below.