North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes a trio of bills that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality.
. These policies, Cooper warned, could damage the state’s reputation and economy in a similar way.
Although some local LGBTQ rights advocates are holding out hope that they can convince moderate Republicans to sustain Cooper’s veto, others are bracing for a rapid loss of access to the treatments many trans people credit as life-saving.
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