The North Carolina General Assembly has approved House Bill 805, which seeks to establish biological gender definitions of male and female in state law. The bill also includes provisions that prohibit the use of state funds for surgical gender transition procedures, puberty-blocking drugs, or cross-sex hormones for prisoners in the State prison system or the Statewide Misdemeanor Confinement Program.
If enacted, the legislation would allow public school students to opt out of course material that they believe imposes a substantial burden on their religious beliefs. Additionally, it mandates public school boards to post lists of books available in libraries and enables parents to instruct schools to block their children from checking out certain books.
“House Bill 805 makes clear what most people already know to be true: there are two genders,” stated Matt Mercer, Communications Director for the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP). “Despite the best efforts of the far Left, the people of North Carolina strongly believe in these common sense measures. It’s now up to Gov. Josh Stein to sign this bill into law or see an override vote in short order.”
