North Carolina lawmakers override governor’s vetoes on three transgender bills

JTN: The North Carolina legislature on Wednesday overrode vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to pass bills barring transgender care for minors, limiting discussion of gender and sex in schools, and restricting participation in sports on the basis of one’s biological sex.

Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature and previously overrode Cooper’s veto to impose a 12-week abortion ban.

Cooper, in July, vetoed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” which would prevent biological men from competing against women in sports. He further blocked the “Act to Prohibit Gender Transition Procedures for Minors,” the aim of which is presumably self-evident, and the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” which would bar kindergarten through fourth grade teachers from discussing gender identity or sexuality in the classroom. more