Hillary Clinton paid a campaign visit to North Carolina on Thursday (27 October) and called for the defeat of the state’s anti-LGBTI Republican Governor Pat McCrory.

Clinton, appearing with First Lady Michelle Obama, didn’t mention McCory by name but instead touted his Democratic challenger Roy Cooper who is the state’s attorney general.

‘Let’s be sure to elect Roy Cooper the next governor of North Carolina,’ Clinton said.

‘He will always put the people of North Carolina first and he will repeal HB2. Because he knows that discrimination is wrong. It’s bad for business and it’s against North Carolina’s values.’

Cooper is a staunch opponent of HB2 (House Bill 2) passed earlier this year.

The controversial legislation prohibits transgender people using public bathroom facilities in fitting with their gender identity.

McCrory quickly signed the bill into law and has remained its most high-profile defender even in the face of legal challenge and a loss of several high-profile sporting including the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

Also in her remarks, Clinton told the North Carolina crowd that ‘marriage equality is at stake too” in this election.’

‘If you believe everyone deserves to be treated equally in America no matter who they are or who they love, then you’ve got to turn out and vote in this election,’ Clinton said.

Trump is against same-sex marriage and has vowed to appoint justices to the US Supreme Court who hold the same view.

H/T: Towleroad