North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, vetoed multiple bills targeting transgender policies and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The Republican-led General Assembly passed Senate Bill 227, Senate Bill 558, and House Bill 171 to ban DEI training and hiring practices, prohibit local and state government agencies from maintaining DEI programs, and eliminate other “discriminatory practices.”
The Democrat governor called the DEI-related bills “mean-spirited” that would “marginalize vulnerable people.”
Meanwhile, Stein vetoed a separate bill that would only recognize two genders.
🚨 North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has VETOED a bill to recognize that only 2 genders exist. pic.twitter.com/0sn58nxwVG
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 5, 2025
The Hill explained:
The fourth bill, House Bill 805, included a provision to prevent state-funded gender affirming surgeries or hormone therapy for prisoners. It also includes language recognizing only two genders and would require the state to keep a transgender person’s original birth certificate attached to any updated one.
The effort follows similar moves in conservative states and at…
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