The bill defines "biological sex" as the "biological indication of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and non-ambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of gender."

Aside from clarifications on gender, the bill also enacts several provisions to protect the rights of children, parents, and people entrapped in pornography. The bill requires age verification and written consent by people depicted in pornography, bans federal funding of gender transitions for minors, allows parents to opt their children out of class material that contradicts their religious beliefs, requires parents to be given access to school library books for review, and requires schools to provide separate sleeping quarters for male and female students on overnight trips.

What began as a bill to combat the spread of malicious pornography content ultimately moved on to encompass the protection of children from aspects of gender ideology. This transition was labeled as "mean-spirited" in Governor Josh Stein's original veto of the bill.

"I stand ready to work with the legislature when it gets serious about protecting people, instead of mean-spirited attempts to further divide us by marginalizing vulnerable North Carolinians," wrote Stein... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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