With new supermajority, North Carolina Republicans file bills aimed at transgender people

Fresh off securing a supermajority in both state legislature chambers, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina wasted no time in filing legislation they have long sought to pass.

State Republicans filed several bills on Wednesday, but arguably the most notable ones surround contentious topics firmly in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the sports team of the gender in which they identify, and the rights of transgender youth to receive the healthcare they desire...

On Wednesday, state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she would be switching party affiliations from Democrat to Republican, handing the GOP a supermajority in both state legislature chambers. The action would be notable for its symbolism alone, but it is especially powerful given that it renders Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto useless if all members show up to vote….

[washingtonexaminer.com]