The second Moral Monday demanding the repeal of the anti-LGBTQ law HB2 action took place on May 16 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The protest included a direct action and demonstration demanding the repeal of the North Carolina state law passed passed to overturn a local pro-LGBTQ ordinance in Charlotte in February. HB2 makes it illegal for transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender identity, and further restricts the rights of local municipalities to pass laws expanding civil rights. Eleven people were arrested while storming the General Assembly of the state’s legislature in actions that drew hundreds from all over North Carolina.
“This bill is anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-children, anti-family, anti-civil rights, anti-the poor, anti-North Carolina, and anti-America,” said NC NAACP Pres. Rev. William Barber a key organizer to the Moral Monday action.
The protesters demands included:
- Repeal HB2
- Dismiss North Carolina’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice
- Hold a meeting between government supporters of the bill, rights advocates, and a delegation of citizens impacted by the law
- Pass the Human Rights Act of 2016 to reaffirm the fundamental right of all people in North Carolina
The right-wing have underestimated the new, unbeatable unity of a movement that stands against any injustice against the people.
