NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Bans State Travel to North Carolina After Anti-LGBT Law
PoliticsLast week, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a draconian bill that repealed every local LGBT anti-discrimination law and requires people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the biological gender written on their birth certificate. Obviously, this has prompted massive backlash.
In a rare moment of synergy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio have both issued bans on nonessential government travel to North Carolina in protest of the new fast-tracked law, which was introduced last week in the North Carolina House one hour before it was up for a vote, before many lawmakers had even read it.
“In New York, we believe that all people—regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation—deserve the same rights and protections under the law,” said Governor Cuomo in a statement. “From Stonewall to marriage equality, our state has been a beacon of hope and equality for the LGBT community, and we will not stand idly by as misguided legislation replicates the discrimination of the past. As long as there is a law in North Carolina that creates the grounds for discrimination against LGBT people, I am barring non-essential state travel to that state.”