Mitchell Mui
Midwood Diversity

Are Transgenders Becoming an Issue?

    Upon finding PayPal Pulls North Carolina Plan After Transgender Bathroom Law by Reuters, I find it extremely disappointed in terms of state decisions on gender identity. Recently North Carolina had passes a strict ruling forcing transgenders to use the restroom according to the gender identified on their birth certificates. Paypal on the other hand was planning to help North Carolina open a global operations center.
     Paypal incorporated became the first major company to protest against North Carolina's strict law which seems to only target transgender, lesbian, and gay citizen. The state lawmakers of North Carolina also voted to prohibit the local government from allowing anti-discrimination protection for the citizens. According to Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman "The new law perpetuates discrimination and violates the values and principals that are at the core of PayPal's mission and culture."
     My viewpoint on this matter however remains the same. The fact that North Carolina is refusing to acknowledge transgenders, lesbians, and gays show that discrimination is still at large in America. I am very relieved that PayPal is rejecting their law and now seeking another site in which did not apply these abdominal laws.

Article Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/04/05/technology/05reuters-north-carolina-transgender-paypal-hldg.html

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