Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Minutes ago Buzzfeed News reported that Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will not defend the constitutionality of his state’s newly-enacted anti-LGBT law. Cooper is running for governor against incumbent Pat McCrory, who has issued lie-filled statements in support of the law, which excludes LGBT citizens statewide from all discrimination protections. Story developing. See the tweets below from Buzzfeed’s Dominic Holden.
NC AG Cooper: “House Bill 2 is unconstitutional; therefore our office will not represent defendants in this lawsuit pic.twitter.com/zLuxl9mlxc
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) March 29, 2016
North Carolina AG Cooper says he will encourage the state to hire outside lawyers to defend anti-LGBT law. — Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) March 29, 2016
It’s official: LGBT rights is among biggest — if not biggest — issues in one of top governor’s races in the country.#northcarolina #hb2
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) March 29, 2016
VIDEO: Last week Cooper released a clip in which he denounced the bill.
UPDATE: The ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Equality North Carolina react.
“North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, the state’s top law enforcement official, has concluded House Bill 2 is unconstitutional and harms North Carolinians without justification. As our lawsuit highlighted yesterday, House Bill 2 singles out the LGBT community for discrimination. That’s not only incompatible with the state’s constitutional and legal obligations but also our shared values as North Carolinians. We’re grateful the Attorney General stands on the on the right side of history with the many cities, states, businesses and individuals who have come out against this harmful measure.”