Massachusetts is a trans rights battleground over ballot measure to repeal trans rights law: “In the backdrop is the specter of North Carolina’s devastating experience after a 2016 bill required transgender people to use restrooms of the gender they were assigned at birth. A frenzy of opposition followed, prompting boycotts by sporting events, businesses, concerts, and consumers, costing the state money and the governor’s reelection.” The state was estimated to lose $3 billion from its economy as a result.
