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North Carolina set to vote on repealing 'bathroom bill' that discriminates against transgender people North Carolina set to vote on repealing 'bathroom bill' that discriminates against transgender people
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North Carolina legislators are set to vote on on a deal to repeal a law prohibiting transgender people from using the restroom of the gender they identify with - with the measure having prompted a political and financial backlash with companies pulling money from the state. A compromise that would repeal North Carolina's contentious “bathroom law” has cleared a key hurdle with senators approving the measure, which is intended to help stem the financial backlash from the law limiting LGBT protections. 
Democrat Governor Ray Cooper and Republican State Senate President Phil Berger and state House Speaker Tim Moore announced that they had struck the deal that will void the controversial law that would not allow transgender people to use the bathroom or locker facilities of their choice. Democrat Governor Ray Cooper and Republican State Senate President Phil Berger and state House Speaker Tim Moore announced that they had struck the deal that will void the controversial law that would not allow transgender people to use the bathroom or locker facilities of their choice. 
Though the repeal rolls back discrimination in some bathrooms, it leaves the regulations solely in the hands of the state, meaning that it blocks cities from offering their own job and restroom protections to vulnerable groups for nearly four years. Not everyone is pleased with the deal between the Republican-controlled Legislature and the Democratic governor. Social conservatives would prefer to have House Bill 2 stay on the books. Gay rights groups believe the replacement bill allows discrimination. 
Senator Dan Bishop, a primary sponsor of House Bill 2, denounced the new deal on the Senate floor. “This bill is at best a punt, at worst a betrayal of principle,” said the Republican from the Charlotte area. 
Though the repeal rolls back discrimination in some bathrooms, it leaves the regulations solely in the hands of the state, meaning that it blocks cities from offering their own job and restroom protections to vulnerable groups for nearly four years.
This means city governments and universities will not be allowed to issue their own anti-discrimination regulations until 2020. This means city governments and universities will not be allowed to issue their own anti-discrimination regulations until 2020. 
Mr Cooper said in a statement that though the compromise is not the ideal, he feels it “begins to repair [North Carolina’s] reputation.“Mr Cooper said in a statement that though the compromise is not the ideal, he feels it “begins to repair [North Carolina’s] reputation.“
The three-part proposal would repeal the law known as House Bill 2. However, new provisions would still ban local municipalities, schools and others from regulating bathroom access. The three-part proposal would repeal the law known as HB2. However, new provisions would still ban local municipalities, schools and others from regulating bathroom access.
It will also save the state millions in potential lost revenue. The Associated Press estimated that the HB2 law would cost the state more than $3.7 billion over the next decade because sports teams, advertisers, and companies were pulling business from the state in the wake of the bill. It will also save the state millions in potential lost revenue. The Associated Press estimated that the HB2 law would cost the state more than $3.7 billion over the next decade because sports teams, advertisers, and companies were pulling business from the state in the wake of the bill. 
More than two-thirds of the Senate's 50 members the bill, which now goes to the House for a vote. 
The measure next moves to the state House of Representatives for a vote. If the House approves it, it will go to Governor Cooper, who is expected to sign it. 
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) went as far as issuing an ultimatum, giving North Carolina one week to stop restricting the choice of bathroom facilities of transgender people otherwise it would pull holding events in the state until 2022. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) went as far as issuing an ultimatum, giving North Carolina one week to stop restricting the choice of bathroom facilities of transgender people otherwise it would pull holding events in the state until 2022. 
Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality NC, said the repeal announcement was just political “antics.” Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality NC, said the repeal announcement was just political “antics.” 
Mr Sgro said “it’s doubling down on the discrimination that HB2 exacts — it's HB2.0. It doesn't allow municipalities to protect people from discrimination till 2020.“Mr Sgro said “it’s doubling down on the discrimination that HB2 exacts — it's HB2.0. It doesn't allow municipalities to protect people from discrimination till 2020.“