Stuff like this:
PART I. SINGLE-SEX MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM AND CHANGING FACILITIES
SECTION 521.2. Single-sex multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities. (New article)
(c) Accommodations Permitted. – Nothing in this section shall prohibit local boards of education from providing accommodations such as single occupancy bathroom or changing facilities or controlled use of faculty facilities upon a request due to special circumstances, but in no event shall that accommodation result in the local boards of education allowing a student to use a multiple occupancy bathroom or changing facility designated under subsection for a sex other than the student's biological sex.
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There's the same wording under 143-760 that applies to "public agencies" (Also a new article)
So in other words, even if a school or gov owned building (which is like the library, the court house, the police station, even /Federal/ offices) desires to accommodate a transgender (like Charlotte) they are /not/ allowed to by this law.
I was okay with a private business denying to make a gay cake, I believe in business rights - and yet here the Christians are doing the exact same bullshit, and worse imo because they are actually using the power and authority of the gov. to do it - it's not just a random person who is upset about having to find a new baker, its the state itself /forcing/ discrimination.
I don't like it, I don't like the precedence it sets, I don't like the religious control groups that are driving it. I don't trust it. It's just a matter of time before they branch this shit out to /force/ businesses to 'accommodate' this policy - I'll be the exact same policy with the bakery - or worse start passing shit to 'protect and accommodate [aka force] their religious beliefs' on businesses as well.
PART III. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS IN EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
SECTION 3.1. G.S. 143-422.2 Legislative declaration.
(a) It is the public policy of this State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of race, religion, color, national origin, age, biological sex or handicap by employers which regularly employ 15 or more employees.
(b) It is recognized that the practice of denying employment opportunity and discriminating in the terms of employment foments domestic strife and unrest, deprives the State of the fullest utilization of its capacities for advancement and development, and substantially and adversely affects the interests of employees, employers, and the public in general.
(c) The General Assembly declares that the regulation of discriminatory practices in employment is properly an issue of general, statewide concern, such that this Article and other applicable provisions of the General Statutes supersede and preempt any ordinance, regulation, resolution, or policy adopted or imposed by a unit of local government or other political subdivision of the State that regulates or imposes any requirement upon an employer pertaining to the regulation of discriminatory practices in employment, except such regulations applicable to personnel employed by that body that are not otherwise in conflict with State law."
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Basically amending current law to wipe out all accommodation /and/ legal redress for discrimination against LGBT's in the state, and not only that, superseding all laws on the books protecting LGBT's regardless of an individuals cities accommodation practices (again Charlotte) That's fucked up if you ask me. On the other hand, shit like this is exactly how we ended up with a SCOTUS ruling for SSM banning being unconstitutional and wiping that bullshit off the books for /all/ states, so I'll take this one as I suspect the ends will justify the means.
PART II. STATEWIDE CONSISTENCY IN LAWS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTING
Article 49B Equal Access to Public Accommodations (New article)
§ 143-422.11. Legislative declaration.
(a) It is the public policy of this State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals within the State to enjoy fully and equally the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodation free of discrimination because of race, religion, color, national origin, or biological sex, provided that designating multiple or single occupancy bathrooms or changing facilities according to biological sex, as defined in G.S. 143-760(a)(1), (3), and (5), shall not be deemed to constitute discrimination.
(b) The General Assembly declares that the regulation of discriminatory practices in places of public accommodation is properly an issue of general, statewide concern, such that this Article and other applicable provisions of the General Statutes supersede and preempt any ordinance, regulation, resolution, or policy adopted or imposed by a unit of local government or other political subdivision of the State that regulates or imposes any requirement pertaining to the regulation of discriminatory practices in places of public accommodation.
§ 143-422.12. Places of public accommodation – defined.
For purposes of this Article, places of public accommodation has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 168A-3(8), but shall exclude any private club or other establishment not, in fact, open to the public.
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See above note on it's only a matter of time before the force this on businesses.
SECTION 3.2. G.S. 143-422.3 Investigations; conciliations.
The Human Relations Commission in the Department of Administration shall have the authority to receive charges of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursuant to an agreement under Section 709(b) of Public Law 88-352, as amended by Public Law 92-261, and investigate and conciliate charges of discrimination. Throughout this process, the agency shall use its good offices to effect an amicable resolution of the charges of discrimination. This Article does not create, and shall not be construed to create or support, a statutory or common law private right of action, and no person may bring any civil action based upon the public policy expressed herein."
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See above note on removal of legal redress.
