Raleigh entrepreneur Jesse Lipson took the stage at the Democratic National Convention and spoke against the controversial North Carolina LGBT law. He said House Bill 2 is driving away business and hurting the entire country's reputation.

 

He gave a four-minute speech in prime time during during a segment of the convention titled "Ensuring Equality." Lipson tried to tie presidential Donald Trump to HB2 and praised Hillary Clinton's efforts to help start-up companies.