The Human Toll of North Carolina’s H.B. 2

This video shows the devastating emotional and psychological impact that North Carolina's controversial law H.B. 2 can have on transgender people.

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North Carolina’s controversial law H.B. 2 forces transgender people to use the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate in public buildings. But Finn’s story shows the devastating emotional and psychological impact these laws can have on transgender people.

Andrew Satter is the Director of Video at American Progress. Sarah McBride is the Campaigns and Communications Manager for LGBT Progress at American Progress.

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