San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has no use for the new law in North Carolina that bars local governments from passing anti-discrimination legislation against gays, lesbians, and transgendered people. He has issued an order that no city employees will travel to North Carolina except in cases where the health or safety of city residents would be affected. Fox News: We are standing united as San Franciscans to condemn North Carolina’s new discriminatory law that turns back the clock on protecting the rights of all Americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals,” Lee said in the statement. “Effective immediately, I am directing City Departments under my authority to bar any publicly-funded City employee travel to the State of North Carolina that is not absolutely essential to public health and safety.” North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill this week to void a Charlotte ordinance that would’ve provided protections...(Read Full Post)