"Yes, he is my governor [Pat McCrory], but he’s wrong. He’s lining himself up on the side of the governors of the past who stood for segregation and discrimination. Now, let me be clear: They are shrewd. This is not really a bathroom bill. That’s the part we have to get to the public. This is a hate bill, where the transgender community is being used the same way that Jesse Helms used gay people and race in '84, when he was 40 points down in the polls and he was running against Jim Hunt. This is a poisonous brew. It's old-line, again, white Southern strategy politics" (Rev. William Barber).
Rev. William Barber shines light on the importance of the intersectionality of the HB2 issues. In his speech during a General Assembly sit-in, he states that because HB2 affects trans black individuals, it is a racial issue as well. Seeing HB2 through a critical theory lenses shows how this does not only affect LGBTQI individuals, but people of color as well. For instance, black trans women have a higher rate of hate crimes committed against them in relation to other groups. To say that this bill equally affects all trans individuals equally is totally incorrect.