GOV. PAT MCCRORY:

No, we're actually taking them to court also.

And this is what we are seeking, is clarity in the judicial system to further define gender identity and gender identity's usage in our restrooms in our high schools, our junior highs, our elementary schools, our universities and our highway rest stops.

We just — we are seeking basic clarity of this, because the executive branch doesn't have the power to interpret law. That's the power of the judicial branch. And that's what we're seeking.

But what the attorney general has done now with her new ruling is basically all employers in the United States of America and all universities in the United States of America, based upon her letter of interpretation, is saying that all employers must allow gender identity in the private sector for any employer over 15 employees.

That means a man who believes they're a woman would be able to go into a woman's restroom, locker room or shower facility. And that's where the dispute is, and we're asking for basic clarity of that. It is a very complex and emotional issue. And I think the courts are the right way to do it. And then, sooner or later, I think the U.S. Congress has got to get clarity on this whole issue also.