North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has responded to pressure over his state's highly controversial law banning anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people by signing an executive order amending the law on Tuesday. House Bill 2 — which McCrory notably did not repeal, as some critics had demanded — now says that businesses, schools, and government buildings can choose their own policies "with regard to restrooms, locker rooms, and/or shower facilities."
The earlier version of the law required people to use bathrooms that matched the gender they were assigned at birth.
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"After listening to people's feedback for the past several weeks on this issue, I have come to the conclusion that there is a great deal of misinformation, misinterpretation, confusion, a lot of passion and frankly, selective outrage and hypocrisy, especially against the great state of North Carolina," McCrory said in a video released by his office. "Based upon this feedback, I am taking action to affirm and improve the state's commitment to privacy and equality."
Watch below. Jeva Lange
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