A Soviet Prisoner's View on What's Important

Re:A Soviet Prisoner's View on What's Important by azemetre on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:36AM (#28061487)

I think you are gravely misremembering why the DOJ took a stance, North Carolina declared it illegal for transgendered people to use the bathroom that best represents their identity.

The backlash was immense with many companies and the NBA pulling support out of North Carolina. They "lost over $400 million in investments and jobs." [1]

As a result the governor that advocated this bill lost his election that year.

But no, Obama didn't "just decided" to "stick his nose" in the bathroom debates. The Republicans decided to take up a new culture war because attacking gay people after they were allowed to marry was no longer socially acceptable. The President responded because it was a stupid law put forth to attack vulnerable people.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Facilities_Privacy_%26_...

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Re:A Soviet Prisoner's View on What's Important by WalterBright on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @01:18PM (#28063651)

> Obama didn't "just decided" to "stick his nose" in the bathroom debates

You can interpret what I wrote as you like, but I'd appreciate it if your quotes were accurate.

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