More CEOs seek repeal of North Carolina law

March 31, 2016 at 12:19 p.m. | Updated March 31, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 2016 photo, Gov. Pat McCrory greeted presidents from private and public universities throughout the state at the President's Forum held at Cottrell Hall on the campus of High Point University, in N.C. North Carolina Gov. McCrory signed a new law limiting LGBT protections in his state by overriding local anti-discrimination laws. He faces voters this fall in a re-election effort against the state’s Democratic attorney general. (Laura Greene/The Enterprise via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT (/The Enterprise via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
FILE - In this Feb. 2016 photo, Gov. Pat McCrory greeted presidents from private and public universities throughout the state at the President's Forum held at Cottrell Hall on the campus of High Point University, in N.C. North Carolina Gov. McCrory signed a new law limiting LGBT protections in his state by overriding local anti-discrimination laws. He faces voters this fall in a re-election effort against the state’s Democratic attorney general. (Laura Greene/The Enterprise via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT (/The Enterprise via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The names of than 100 corporate executives from some of the nation's biggest employers are on a letter calling for the repeal of North Carolina's law limiting bathroom options for transgender people and prohibiting local anti-discrimination measures.

Human Rights Campaign and Equality North Carolina announced the growing list on Thursday after delivering the letter to the chief of staff to Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the bill into law last week.

The list includes the CEOs of Starbucks, eBay, Barnes & Noble, American Airlines, Hilton Worldwide, Accenture, and other well-known companies. Technology leaders are heavily represented, including IBM, Apple, Intel, Facebook, Yahoo and AirBnB.

HRC Executive Director Chad Griffin and others said they spoke briefly with the governor after delivering the letter, but declined to discuss his response.

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