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Congresswoman Adams Statement on New York City & San Francisco Travel Bans to NC & Others Denouncing NC Anti-LGBT Protections Law

Statement

Date: March 28, 2016
Location: Charlotte, NC
Issues: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Federal, State and Local Relations

Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today released the following statement after New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio issued a non-essential travel ban for city workers to North Carolina:

"It's appalling that in 2016 North Carolinians are still fighting for basic human rights. HB2 legalizes discrimination and strips away simple guarantees of equal treatment from the LGBT community. I'm proud New York City's Mayor Bill deBlasio, San Francisco's Mayor Ed Lee, organizations and corporations in North Carolina and across the country have denounced this blatant act of discrimination. North Carolina's Governor and the Republican controlled legislature would rather put our local economy at risk than grant law abiding citizens equal rights. We should be working together to move our state and our nation forward, not taking steps back. I will continue to stand with Charlotte and the LGBT community in the continued fight for equality in our state."


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