18 Absurdly False Claims North Carolina Just Made to Defend HB2

[icymist]

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's Newest Brief Filed in Federal Court Is as Abhorrent as You'd Expect

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and his band of merry men submitted a brief in opposition to the United States’ motion for preliminary injunction against his state’s discriminatory and anti-trans law, HB2, and it’s even more disgusting and abhorrent than you’d think it would be.

Opening up with a tired statement about safety that’s been proven false time and time again, the argument begins, “As the Act’s text and legislative history make clear, the General Assembly was focused—not on disparaging transgender individuals—but rather on a commonsense concern for preserving everyone’s privacy and safety.” Ironically, while the brief opens up with a promise that the argument isn’t against transgender people, the authors spend the next 80-something pages denying the mere existence of trans folks and the United States’ desire to treat them with respect.

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* “Intersex” isn’t a real thing. (p9)
* Pretty much every man everywhere is just dying to dress like a woman and sneak into bathrooms to molest your daughters. (p22)
* Law enforcement officials won’t be able to arrest anyone for doing anything wrong because of non-discrimination laws. (p23)
* The NCAA has a standard of acceptance for trans people in sports teams, which justifies NC’s discrimination. (p26)
* People who have different types of genitalia are scary. (p28)

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[uppityperson]

1. These people, words fail me.

The reality of verbal and physical attacks trans people suffer isn’t worth writing a law against because it’s abuse from citizens, not the State.

There should be no laws about what people can do to each other? Murder isn't worth writing a law against because it's between citizens?

As well as wtf for the rest.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. It's a political calculation to pander to their base & divert attention from real issues.

They know exactly what they are doing.

They don't care if they lose in court. It will gin up their base again.

[Divine Discontent]

3. They love to tell the craziest fantasies

And you'd think every restroom has a couple guys with bad wigs on waiting on your daughters to go in. They're demented. One, every Public restroom has its risks, law or not! They should be watching their family going in or go with them, and for adults, try to go with someone else or take mace. But, being rude about people using the restroom they're comfortable in should never be a problem. Shame on those harassing others for looking too feminine or masculine.



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[LeftRant]

4. McCrory appears to be losing in the polls.

And I dearly hope he loses.