On Wednesday, the state of North Carolina officially passed a ban on transgender women competing in women’s sports, overriding a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper. And Democrats are not happy about it.
Following the bill’s passing, several prominent Democrats released statements expressing their anger at the move.
“The legislature finally comes back to pass legislation that discriminates, makes housing less safe, blocks FEMA disaster recovery funding, hurts the freedom to vote and damages our economy,” Cooper said in a statement posted to Twitter. “Yet they still won’t pass a budget when teachers, school bus drivers and Medicaid Expansion for thousands of working people getting kicked off their health plans every week are desperately needed. These are the wrong priorities, especially when they should be working nights and weekends if necessary to get a budget passed by the end of the month.”
Rep. Sarah Crawford, a Democrat representing North Carolina, also expressed her frustration with the move.
“When we were all sworn into this office, we all swore an oath to uphold the constitution of the state and the U.S. When we have a group of citizens who are 8 times more likely to [end their own lives], and we are banning their healthcare, that’s violating that oath,” Crawford said according to Fox News.
The law will now go into effect immediately.
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