UK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws
UK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws 21 April 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AP Image caption Protesters called for governors of both states to repeal the laws The UK government has warned gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi. "The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes toward LGBT people differ hugely across the country," a travel advisory from the UK reads. Newly passed laws in both states allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT people. The advisory comes from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In North Carolina, legislation passed by Governor Pat McCrory invalidates previously passed legislation from Charlotte, that state's largest city, that enacted LGBT protections. His new law states that transgender people must use public bathrooms according to the gender on their birth certificates. Mississippi's law has a similar ...