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What’s at stake in the fight over NC’s ‘Bathroom Bill’

In North Carolina, lawmakers met in a special session to debate repealing HB2.

Aired 12/21/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

What’s at stake in the fight over NC’s ‘Bathroom Bill’

Clip: 12/21/2016 | 7m 19s

In North Carolina, lawmakers met in a special session to debate repealing HB2.

In North Carolina, lawmakers met in a special session to debate repealing HB2, the so-called “Bathroom Bill” they passed in March. The controversial law says transgender people must abide by the sex listed on their birth certificate, not their gender identity, when using restrooms in public schools and government buildings. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jeff Tiberii of WUNC for an update.

Aired 12/21/2016 | Rating NR

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