State Politics

PolitiFact NC: Virtually no cases of sexual predators benefiting from transgender anti-discrimination laws

Triangle Families Against HB2 protest across from the NC Governor's Mansion on April 2, 2016.
Triangle Families Against HB2 protest across from the NC Governor's Mansion on April 2, 2016. hlynch@newsobserver.com

In the fight over Charlotte’s ordinance – since overturned by HB2 – that protected transgender people from discrimination, much of the debate was over safety.

Opponents said it would help sexual predators attack women and children more easily, but supporters said there’s no proof that those fears are based in fact.

The supporters are largely correct.

Doran: 919-836-2858; Twitter: @will_doran

This story was originally published April 6, 2016 at 7:12 PM with the headline "PolitiFact NC: Virtually no cases of sexual predators benefiting from transgender anti-discrimination laws."

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