Current Version
| Region | North Carolina |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Partially restricted |
| Start Date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| End Date | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Description | In 2016, North Carolina banned trans people from using the bathroom of their gender identity in all publicly-owned buildings, unless they had already altered their birth certificate. The law also forbade local governments from establishing their own anti-discrimination protections. There were no penalties established for violating the law. Following national backlash and the election of a Democratic Governor, the law was partially-repealed; the bathroom ban was fully repealed, while the ban on local anti-discrimination protections remained in effect until 2020. |
| Sources | https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2015E2/h2 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/30/522009335/north-carolina-lawmakers-governor-announce-compromise-to-repeal-bathroom-bill |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Mar 30, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Partially restricted |
| Start Date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| End Date | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Description | In 2016, North Carolina banned trans people from using the bathroom of their gender identity in all publicly-owned buildings, unless they had already altered their birth certificate. The law also forbade local governments from establishing their own anti-discrimination protections. There were no penalties established for violating the law. Following national backlash and the election of a Democratic Governor, the law was partially-repealed; the bathroom ban was fully repealed, while the ban on local anti-discrimination protections remained in effect until 2020. |
| Sources | https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2015E2/h2 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/30/522009335/north-carolina-lawmakers-governor-announce-compromise-to-repeal-bathroom-bill |