North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory faces a federal government deadline today (May 9) to change his views regarding the state’s recently passed transgender bathroom bill.
According to ABC News, McCrory has refused to back down in the face of
pressure from businesses which have vowed to boycott North Carolina over
the law, as well as the federal government which has threatened to
withdraw funding from the state.
"It's the federal government being a bully. It's making law," McCrory
said on "Fox News Sunday." The Justice Department is "trying to define
gender identity, and there is no clear identification or definition of
gender identity,” he added.
McCory said that he believes the law stating transgender people must
use the bathroom corresponding to their biological gender, rather than
the gender with which they identify, is a common sense measure that will
help prevent sexual assault.
The gov. said the federal government is attempting to define gender--something that is not their place to do.
"We can definitely define the race of people. It's very hard to define
transgender or gender identity," McCrory said, adding that if North
Carolina established separate restrooms for black people and white
people, then the government would have the right to intervene.
If McCory doesn’t comply with the federal government, North Carolina
may risk losing more than $1.4 billion in federal funding, in addition
to $800 million in federally backed student loans for students who
attend North Carolina public universities.
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