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Governor Jay Inslee lifted his today Ban on publicly funded, non-essential trips to North Carolina, which included many government employees.
After Charlotte, North Carolina passed an anti-discrimination ordinance that allowed transgender people to use gender-specific facilities that match their gender identity, the state of North Carolina passed HB 2 in 2016, removing this civil rights protection. It prevented non-discrimination ordinances being passed by local governments, made it clear that sexual orientation and identity are not protected classes, and allowed discrimination against individuals, including Washingtoners, who travel to North Carolina for work-related purposes.
In response to this attack on the civil rights of transgender people, Inslee banned many state employees from publicly funded non-essential travel to North Carolina.
Subsequent laws prevented local governments from enacting bathroom, shower, and changing room regulations, and prevented governments from enacting ordinances to protect the LGBT community in private employment practices or public housing by December 2020. After this regulation has expired, many local ordinances have implemented pro-LGBT protection.
For this reason, Inslee today canceled the travel advice from April 13, 2017.
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