5 years after infamous “bathroom bill,” city council in Charlotte, North Carolina, unanimously passes LGBTQ protections. - NBCOUT
The move is a major turning point in the state years after HB 2, the law that spawned national outrage and boycotts.
Most of the ordinance, including the public accommodation protections, take effect Oct. 1, while the employment provision takes effect Jan. 1, 2022.Daniel Valdez, president of Charlotte Pride, said he's hopeful the rest of Mecklenburg County and other nearby towns and cities"will follow Charlotte's example."
Charlotte is now the 10th community in North Carolina to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance like this, joining Apex, Asheville, Buncombe County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro, Hillsborough and Orange County, according to the Campaign for Southern Equality, which promotes LGBTQ equality across the South.
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