The Republican\u002Dled General Assembly overrode the governor\u0027s vetoes of that legislation and other bills
Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein, North Carolina’s only out LGBTQ+ state senator, said the gender-affirming care bill “may be the most heartbreaking bill in a truly heartbreaking session.”
Some LGBTQ+ rights advocates in the Senate gallery began yelling after Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who was presiding, cut off Grafstein to let another lawmaker speak. Several people were then escorted out by capitol police. But bill sponsor Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican, said parents have a right to know details about their children’s education. “Parents need to be brought into the conversation from the very beginning, not treated with suspicion or as the source of that anguish,” she said.
“The legislature finally comes back to pass legislation that discriminates,” he said, his statement warning of repercussions for North Carolina families and students. “I have felt like I had a lump in my throat for months,” she said. “Just talking to other families who are dealing with this, I mean, the pain that they are feeling, the suffering, the fear for their children — it’s devastating.”The House kicked off the day’s rush of votes with the athletics bill, and the Senate completed that override soon after.
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