North Carolina enacts law on transgender issues, pornography, and religion-related school opt-outs
August 01, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Overriding a veto by Gov. Josh Stein, North Carolina lawmakers enacted legislation barring state funding of gender transition procedures and recognizing two sexes in all state regulations and policies.
The law also provides for age-verification requirements for pornography, parent access to a list of school library books, and opt-outs from “specific classroom discussions, activities, or assigned readings that the student, parent, or guardian believes would (i) impose a substantial burden on the student’s religious beliefs or (ii) invade the student’s privacy by calling attention to the student’s religion.”
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