Caitlyn Jenner will be required to use the men’s room at public facilities in North Carolina if she ever visits the Tar Heel State, Gov. Pat McCrory said.
McCrory made the remark Tuesday night when responding to a question at the state’s gubernatorial debate, in which Democratic challenger Roy Cooper slammed the Republican governor for signing a state law that limited nondiscrimination rules for LGBT people.
Jenner, who has become a leading advocate for transgender rights since coming out as a trans woman, came up during the heated discussion. When asked by debate moderator Chuck Todd of NBC News which restroom Jenner should be allowed to use in Charlotte, McCrory said it all depends.
“In the private sector in North Carolina, she can go wherever the private sector wants her to because we don’t want to be in the private business of the private sector,” the North Carolina governor responded from the stage at UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park.
“If she’s going to a shower facility at UNC-Chapel Hill after running around the track, she’s going to use the men’s shower,” McCrory said, referring to the University of North Carolina campus.
Jenner did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Cooper, North Carolina’s attorney general, avoided a direct answer when posed the same question, instead saying the state shouldn’t be involved in making that decision and local governments should be trusted to handle such issues.
Cooper vowed to repeal House Bill 2, dubbed "the bathroom bill," which negated a local anti-discrimination ordinance in Charlotte and created a statewide nondiscrimination law that excludes sexual orientation and gender identity. The state law, which has been criticized by many as discriminatory against the LGBT community, also bans people from using bathrooms that don't match the gender indicated on their birth certificate.
It has also triggered a wave of cancellations in North Carolina ranging from concerts and athletic events to major corporations.
“We need a good jobs governor, not an HB2 governor,” Cooper said during Tuesday night’s debate
The debate was overshadowed in portions of North Carolina by the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, which has left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses still without power.
Matthew pummeled Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia for days before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone and veering out to sea Sunday. North Carolina was one of the worst-hit, with at least 19 storm-related deaths.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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