Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the stars
of Netflix's Grace and Frankie, said Thursday that they were
“furious” over a recently approved law in North Carolina that
targets the LGBT community.
“We're totally furious,” Tomlin
told gay glossy The Advocate on the red carpet for the Tribeca
Film Festival.
“We would never go there,” Fonda
added.
North Carolina's House Bill 2 was a
knee jerk reaction to passage of an LGBT protections bill in
Charlotte. Lawmakers approved and Governor Pat McCrory signed the
bill during a one-day special session. It repealed Charlotte's
ordinance and blocked other cities from enacting similar measures.
It also bars students attending public institutions from using the
bathroom that does not conform to their gender at birth.
Season
one of Grace and Frankie arrived on DVD this week. Season two
premieres May 6 and a third season is in development.