Days before President Obama travels to England, the United Kingdom’s foreign office has issued a travel warning to British tourists visiting the American South, specifically referencing North Carolina and Mississippi.
On the U.K.’s Foreign Office website, under the local laws and customs section of the USA travel advice, is the following message:
Local laws and customs
Laws vary from state to state. When you are physically present in a state, even temporarily, you are subject to that state’s laws. You must carry a passport showing that you have leave to enter or remain with you at all times.
The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes towards LGBT people differ hugely across the country. LGBT travellers may be affected by legislation passed recently in the states of North Carolina and Mississippi. Before travelling please read our general travel advice for the LGBT community. You can find more detail on LGBT issues in the US on the website of the Human Rights Campaign.
All the “pro-business” republicans in the NC legislature are blind and deaf to the concerns of the rest of the world regarding their bigoted law. The only thing they seem to care about is promoting the hateful agenda to marginalize LBGT, women, and minorities. Enhancing the well-being of all residents of the state is the furthest thing from their minds, and they should all be shown the door in November.
When all this started, I was saying that I was stunned that people like McCrory and Bryant will see everyone in their state suffer badly, rather than lift up the quality and welfare of everyone. Now, to say I’m stunned is one hell of an understatement.