Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther today spoke out against North Carolina's newly passed law barring transgender people from using bathrooms other than the gender matching their birth certificates.
In a statement today, Ginther said, " North Carolina's HB2 hurts not just our LGBTQ community, but the nation as a whole."
"Columbus stands with the people of of North Carolina-- all of the people--to overturn this legislation that serves not purpose other than to encourage hate and exclusion," Ginther added.
Ginther stopped short of banning non-essential travel to North Carolina as officials in other states have done.