Last updated on: 5/12/2016 10:43:14 AM PST
Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Use the Bathroom of Their Choice?
Pro (Yes)
Pro
"LGBT people should be protected from discrimination under the law—period" [Clinton included a link to a Mar. 23, 2016 Advocate article opposing North Carolina House Bill 2, the law that prevents transgendered people from using the bathroom of their choice.]
Source: Hillary Clinton, Twitter Post, twitter.com, Mar. 24, 2016
[Editor's Note: North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Mar. 23, 2016. The law requires individuals to use public bathrooms that align with the gender on their birth certificate. HB2 listed race, religion, color, national origin, age, biological sex, and handicap as classes protected from workplace or accommodation discrimination, but it did not include sexual orientation or gender identity.]
Pro
"If I would have been Governor of North Carolina I would have vetoed the legislation [HB2]. In my veto message I would have said this is an issue that has existed forever and for those involved they have been dealing with it and I'd just like to leave it to them to continue to deal with it. North Carolina of course is taking the wrath of the country, as deserved I think, for having signed that legislation."
Source: Phone Interview with ProCon.org, June 14, 2016
Pro
"To folx in Raleigh today working to #RepealHB2, keep fighting! Transphobia & LGBTQIA+ discrimination needs to be shut down."
Source: Jill Stein, Twitter post, twitter.com, Apr. 25, 2016
[Editor's Note: North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Mar. 23, 2016. The law requires individuals to use public bathrooms that align with the gender on their birth certificate. HB2 listed race, religion, color, national origin, age, biological sex, and handicap as classes protected from workplace or accommodation discrimination, but it did not include sexual orientation or gender identity.]
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Now Not Clearly Pro or Con
"[Sean Hannity:] Let me ask, I know there's a huge issue in North Carolina and it's a so-called 'bathroom law,' and a lot of people have made, I don't know how many people this actually impacts, my guess it's a very small number but it's become controversial and Ted Cruz tried to attack you on this today and so I wanted to give you a chance to explain your position on that as it relates to transgenders picking which bathroom they want to go to. I can't even believe I'm asking the question but I'm asking.
[Donald Trump:] Well, it is a small number but we have to take care of everybody, frankly. And North Carolina, which is a great place, which I won by the way. I love North Carolina and they have a law and it's a law that, you know, unfortunately is causing them some problems and I fully understand if they want to go through but they are losing business and they are having a lot of people come out against. With me, I look at it differently, a community, whether it's North Carolina or local communities, is really, they should be involved. We have so many big issues to be thinking about, Sean. We have ISIS to worry about. We have bringing trade back. We have rebuilding our military. But I think this, I think that local communities and states should make the decision and I feel very strongly about that. The federal government should not be involved."
Source: Fox News, "Trump: I Will Reduce Taxes and Take on Wall Street," foxnews.com, Apr. 21, 2016
[Editor's Note: Trump previously expressed a PRO opinion on this question. Read Trump's former position on which bathroom transgender people should use]
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FORMER CANDIDATES
(Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria appear below in black and white and in alphabetical order.)
Pro (Yes)
Pro
"It's time to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This law [North Carolina House Bill 2] has no place in America."
Source: Bernie Sanders, Twitter post, twitter.com, Mar. 24, 2016
[Editor's Note: North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Mar. 23, 2016. The law requires individuals to use public bathrooms that align with the gender on their birth certificate. HB2 listed race, religion, color, national origin, age, biological sex, and handicap as classes protected from workplace or accommodation discrimination, but it did not include sexual orientation or gender identity.]
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Withdrew on Feb. 10, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 10, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 1, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Mar. 15, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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