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NC House Leaders Draft Bathroom Bill Changes

Under pressure from the NBA.

Under pressure of potentially losing the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, North Carolina’s House leadership has drafted new legislation seeking to walk back parts of HB2, the controversial “bathroom bill” that prohibits local anti-discrimination ordinances and dictates which public bathrooms transgender individuals may use. According to WBTV, the new draft bill would create an official document recognizing a person’s gender reassignment, which would require certification of gender-reassignment surgery. Individuals would have to apply for the document, unless they already have legally documented their gender reassignment with their home state. The draft also includes additional protections for employees against discrimination, and increases penalties for people convicted of committing crimes in a multi-person bathroom.