North Carolina Republicans override governor’s vetoes of three anti-trans bills

A billboard mocking North Carolina’s regressive policies.
Photo: Equality House

North Carolina’s Republican-led House of Representatives and Senate overrode the state’s Democratic governor’s vetoes of three bills targeting transgender youth on Wednesday.

The three bills, vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in July, mirror other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that has been passed in state houses across the country recently.

H.B. 808 bans North Carolina doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Every major medical organization in the United States recognizes that gender-affirming healthcare is evidence-based, safe, and effective and can be medically necessary to treat gender dysphoria.

H.B. 574 bans transgender women and girls in middle school, high school, and college from…

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