Megyn Kelly destroys N.C Governor Pat McCrory

by Austin Stallings
Journalism Intern

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory was put to the test Thursday as he attempted to defend the famous anti-LGBT law, HB2 which he signed in March.

HB2 eliminates all anti-discrimination ordinances in the state and prevents transgender people from using public bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. 

When Governor McCrory appeared on Fox News Channel’s The Kelly File hosted by Megyn Kelly, McCrory answered popular questions regarding the legislation.

McCrory claimed he had concern over an ordinance passed in Charlotte, which added gender identity and sexual orientation to the city's anti-discrimination protections. Kelly continued to press the governor on what actual problem the transphobic legislation sought to remedy.

“Why? What was the concern – specifically, what was the evidence that caused you to believe this was a problem?" she asked McCrory.

“I’ve been in women’s bathrooms my whole life," she told the governor. The Fox News host went on to explain what the inside of women’s restroom looks like to McCrory: "We don’t have the urinal situation. We’ve got like the stalls." 

According to The Advocate, Kelly referenced the debunked claim that transgender people are really "predators" seeking to assault women and children in public restrooms. The Kelly File host said, "We get to go in, we do our business, and like it’s not – we don’t see each other. So why are you concerned about young girls exposing themselves or seeing somebody else exposed in a women’s bathroom?”

After speaking about our nation's bathroom "tradition," McCrory became visibly agitated. “I can't believe we’re talking about this. This is not an issue that I started. This is an issue the left started, not the right,” he says, explaining that transgender people should be denied bathroom access because "this is the way we've been doin' it for years."

Catch the video here.

The Gayly- 4/29/2016 @ 5:30 p.m. CDT