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RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� A federal court today heard oral argument on a motion seeking an immediate halt to provisions of North Carolina鈥檚 House Bill 2, the law that mandates discrimination against transgender people in single-sex facilities, among other things.

鈥淎ll I want is to use the appropriate restroom in peace, just like everyone else. It鈥檚 humiliating that this law separates me from my peers and treats me like a second-class citizen,鈥� said Joaqu铆n Carca帽o, 28, a UNC-Chapel Hill employee and transgender man who is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Lambda Legal, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina, and the law firm of Jenner & Block are challenging the law on behalf of six LGBT North Carolinians, including transgender clients Joaquin, Payton, Hunter, and members of the 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina. Paul Smith of Jenner & Block argued on behalf of plaintiffs in the case鈥檚 first oral argument.

鈥淓ach day, Joaquin, Payton, Hunter, and other transgender people in North Carolina are dealing with the humiliation of being singled out by this harmful law in school, at work, and in other public places because all they want to do is use public facilities safely,鈥� said Tara Borelli, senior attorney with Lambda Legal. 鈥淲e鈥檙e in court today because by requiring people to use restrooms that do not correspond to their gender identity, North Carolina not only endangers and discriminates against transgender people 鈥� it also violates federal law.鈥�

In March, Lambda Legal, the 老澳门开奖结果, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina, along with co-counsel Jenner and Block, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. In the complaint, the plaintiffs argue that through HB 2, North Carolina sends a purposeful message that LGBT people are second-class citizens who are undeserving of the privacy, respect, and protections afforded others in the state. The complaint argues that HB 2 is unconstitutional because it violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment because it discriminates on the basis of sex and sexual orientation and is an invasion of privacy for transgender people. The law also violates Title IX by discriminating against students and school employees on the basis of sex.

鈥淓very day that House Bill 2 remains on the books, transgender people in North Carolina remain in the perilous position of being forced to avoid public restrooms or risk violation of state law,鈥� said Chris Brook, 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina legal director. 鈥淭his cruel, insulting, and unconstitutional law targets transgender people in North Carolina and causes irreparable harm. It must be put on hold while it is reviewed by the court.鈥�

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