UNC won’t enforce vile HB2 law

In a welcome reversal from her previous position, UNC System President Margaret Spellings says she will not enforce the discriminatory HB2 on the University of North Carolina campuses.

In a legal filing Friday, Spellings said she and the university system will not "promulgate any guidelines or regulations" requiring that transgender students use facilities inconsistent with their gender identity.

HRC Communications Director Jay Brown said that the next step should be supporting full repeal, noting that "the law remains a threat to students, faculty and alumni -- not to mention the rest of the state -- as long as it is on the books. Students have a right to learn without fear of discrimination, on or off campus, and university leaders have an obligation to protect them."

Learn more from the Human Rights Campaign here.

The Gayly – 5/31/2016 @ 11:40 a.m. CDT