North Carolina's House Bill 2, the "bathroom bill," became law ten years ago, causing significant political and economic shifts in the state. The bill was signed as a response to a Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance expanding protections for LGBTQ+ people and allowing transgender people to use restrooms matching their gender identity. It was met with widespread corporate pressure and boycotts, including PayPal cancelling a 400-job expansion in Charlotte and the NBA moving its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte. The measure is now being repealed by Democrat Roy Cooper, who defeated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in the 2016 gubernatorial election. In the years since, transgender rights have become a major issue in politics, with more than half of states having passed laws or policies limiting youth access to gender-affirming care.