Wow. @NerdyChica would love to put this to bed, getting the last word in. She will educate the OP with the facts, no one else need bother offering their comments. But really what she’s offered is more unsubstantiated claims than facts.
As has been stated, the idea that this law isn’t relevant to Duke is nonsense.
Easy example. Duke LGBT person tries to find an apartment in Durham. After initial agreement on a place, the landlord discovers they are LGBT and denies them the apartment. Later they are looking for a job, but again are refused because they are LGBT. What to do. Wait, Durham has an ordinance that forbids such discrimination. But wait again, the new North Carolina law overrules that ordinance. Duke LGBT person is out of luck.
Further, take a look at the statement that Duke came out with:
https://today.duke.edu/2016/03/genderid
It really doesn’t say much. It’s three sentences long, mentioning the principles they’re committed to and that they deplore the new law. But nothing near the grandiose claims that Duke students will not be impacted at all that some in this thread are making.
And what @Midwestmomofboys says is significant. Don’t just assume this law will be repealed soon completely and that’ll be the end of it. The Republicans tried to sneak it through, and will do simlar to minimize any repeal. They’ve already been downplaying the backlash, blaming it on the media. Even if they end up feeling they must do something, they can just make slight adjustments to the bill, and make a big deal that they’ve dealt with it, as they did in Indiana. Then they’ll just make other anti-LGBT laws. What we need to see is a complete repeal of this law, and the people who voted for it voted out of office. Talk to me when that happens.