The issue focused on North Carolina's HB2, a law that critics say requires transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificates — even though a number of studies show that doing so puts everyone at risk of harassment and discrimination.


With many businesses and public facilities across the state closed on Wednesday for business and residents are also being forced to leave their homes without access to utilities or their car engines working.


Governor Pat McCrory said the state needed time to clear up