Human Rights Campaign celebrates McCrory defeat: Hate has consequences

Washington-based Human Rights Campaign on Wednesday celebrated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s loss to Democrat Roy Cooper, and said its polling found that House Bill 2 was the top issue for Cooper voters.

HRC, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, and Equality NC also continued to call for a full repeal of HB2 and dismissed any talk of a compromise bill.

“Minor tweaks are political posturing,” said Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality NC and a Democratic state representative from Greensboro. HB2 overturned a Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance that would have expanded protections for LGBT individuals. It also would have let transgender individuals use the bathroom of their gender identity.

Sgro and others spoke at a news conference outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center with a dozen supporters.

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