UPDATING – Exclusive: Charlotte City Council Will Not Repeal Nondiscrimination Ordinance

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The New Civil Rights Movement has learned that the Charlotte City Council will not repeal the city's nondiscrimination ordinance it passed in February (video of that moment, above). Members of the city council were going to propose repealing the measure in exchange for concessions from North Carolina lawmakers on HB2. At tonight's city council meeting, a vote was expected on the compromise agreement, along with a discussion about the business impacts of HB2. That issue "has been pulled" and a vote will not happen tonight, the Charlotte City Clerk's office has confirmed.

NCRM has spoken with others familiar with the issue who believe the vote is off the table also.

This development is good news for LGBT equality activists and allies. Repealing the nondiscrimination ordinance would have had no practical effect, and would have given the state government cover for continuing to enforce HB2, which has been deemed both illegal and unconstitutional by legal experts.

The federal government is already suing the State of North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory, and that lawsuit, it is expected, will be decided in favor of equality advocates.

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