SF Mayor Bans City Workers from Traveling to NC

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Yeah, but the state law went further than that; it wrote its own bathroom rules. At least that's what I've seen reported.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Where were these people peeing before all this stuff happened?

Somewhere without controversy.

The argument then would be that there is no standard an nobody would know what the rules or what to expect from any given restroom unless business owners put up a sign with the list of rules outside the door. Also you don't address restrooms at govt facilities.

Some restrooms are confusing. What do you do in those small restrooms with a toilet and urinal? Do you close the door and lock it, or do you leave it open for anyone else to come in to relieve themselves in the other open urination spot? Now if you are sitting, seems obvious that you would lock the door.

The irony is that when it's a single person unit, and a man uses the women's or vise versa when the appropriate one is occupied, there would most likely be no complaints, yet if it was someone who was obviously transgender, then it might be an issue for some people.

Bathroom controversies, so important. SF will boycott NC over it. What do they allow in other nations? Seems that SF better just shut it's borders and build a wall. Same for Google and Facebook. Of course they keep their mouths shut when it's a nation like Saudi Arabia or China.

 

[specsaregood]

Some restrooms are confusing.

I can honestly say that I have never been confused by what to do in the restroom.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I can honestly say that I have never been confused by what to do in the restroom.

Sure. And you probably know what to do with the three seashells too...

 

[Ender]

Pander to some, punish the rest:

“Effective immediately, I am directing City Departments under my authority to bar any publicly-funded City employee travel to the State of North Carolina that is not absolutely essential to public health and safety.”

Link

This is the same sanctuary city that takes a lot of government money and defies federal immigration law.

Could be wrong but-

The way I am reading this is that the City is barring travel by employees to NC that is publicly funded- meaning funded by the City. City employees can do what ever they want if it is not paid for by city funds and is on their own dime. Looks like the Mayor is just getting publicity for his stance, as publicly funded travel to NC from San Fran is probably very rare.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Could be wrong but-

The way I am reading this is that the City is barring travel by employees to NC that is publicly funded- meaning funded by the City. City employees can do what ever they want if it is not paid for by city funds and is on their own dime. Looks like the Mayor is just getting publicity for his stance, as publicly funded travel to NC from San Fran is probably very rare.

No idea what SF public employees would need to travel anywhere for, but NC does have a lot of high tech. Would be right there with Texas and Washington as States for high-tech companies, in addition to California.

 

[fr33]

What can we do to ban all of California from coming to Texas. That's what I want to do.

 

[Pauls' Revere]

This is pure lunacy.

Meanwhile in NC we are celebrating the chimp McCroy for keeping those California nutbags out of our beautiful state.

My thoughts: Why the hell would anyone in Charlotte give a rats ass if San Francisco City employees are banned.

 

[aGameOfThrones]

Equality!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

What can we do to ban all of California from coming to Texas. That's what I want to do.

Foreign immigration into California pushes Californians to move to Texas.

 

[surf]

i'm hoping my far-northern satellite of SF (Seattle) follows their comrades lead on this.

in fact, I can't think of anywhere they should be allowed to travel on my dime that won't somehow influence me and the region in a negative way.

 

[Ender]

No idea what SF public employees would need to travel anywhere for, but NC does have a lot of high tech. Would be right there with Texas and Washington as States for high-tech companies, in addition to California.

True- but Silicon Valley is right next door to San Fran, as compared to NC.

 

[squirl22]

The law also would have eliminated gender specific locker rooms at gyms...so men and women would have been able to shower together at a gym. Charlotte knew this was a possibility but said they would not enforce it; state house rep said they would go to state to block this and they did it anyway, so he called a special session of state to ban it...I think it is really stupid law to let men into women's bath rooms just because they dress like women.

 

[Suzanimal]

Cuomo Bans Non-Essential State Travel To North Carolina Over Transgender Bathroom Bill

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/CBS News/AP) — New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed an order banning all non-essential travel to North Carolina, after a law was passed blocking local governments from passing anti-discrimination ordinances.

The law also requires transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to their biological sex.

The ban, which took effect upon the signing of the order Monday, requires all New York state agencies, departments, boards and commissions to review any requests for state-funded travel to North Carolina. Any such travel that is not essential to the enforcement of New York state law or public health and safety will not be allowed.

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“In New York, we believe that all people – regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation – deserve the same rights and protections under the eyes of the law,” Cuomo said in a news release. “From Stonewall to marriage equality, our state has been a beacon of hope and equality for the LGBT community, and we will not stand idly by as misguided legislation replicates the discrimination of the past. As long as there is a law in North Carolina that creates the grounds for discrimination against LGBT people, I am barring non-essential state travel to that state.”

The governor’s office noted that Cuomo also banned non-essential state travel to Indiana last year after the state legislature passed a religious freedom measure that did not ban discrimination against the LGBT community. The Indiana measure was later modified, and the ban was listed.

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/28/cuomo-north-carolina-travel/

 

[Zippyjuan]

I take it using the wrong bathroom is a major problem in North Carolina to require a law concerning the huge problem? What is going to be the enforcement- bathroom monitors checking your "equipment" before you can use a facility? "If you don't show, you can't go!"

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article68780657.html

NC attorney general refuses to defend state from HB2 legal challenge

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said on Tuesday that his office will not go to court to argue to uphold the state law adopted last week that strikes down locally enacted protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Cooper, a Democrat running for governor, called the measure “a national embarrassment” that “will set North Carolina’s economy back if we don’t repeal it.”

Since Gov. Pat McCrory signed the so-called HB2 into law, there has been a backlash of opposition from businesses, sporting event organizers, the White House and some elected officials outside North Carolina.

“The threats to our economy will grow even darker the longer this law stays in effect,” Cooper said at a news conference on Tuesday

More at link.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Cooper, a Democrat running for governor, called the measure “a national embarrassment” that “will set North Carolina’s economy back if we don’t repeal it.”

No doubt the pressure is heavy. Silicon Valley companies with sites in NC are the largest employers.

These letters are PR. Don't doubt for a second that these CEOs had NC officials on the phones the same day.

Zuckerberg, Cook and Dorsey join 80 other CEOs in protest of North Carolina anti-LGBT law

by Bryan Clark

Tim Cook, Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg have teamed up with over 80 CEOs, as well as the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC to add their signatures to a letter calling for the repeal of House Bill 2.