"eyewitness news" anchor alison laa -- latos has more. >> reporter: lbgt advocates held a news conference in an effort to stop the general assembly from calling a special session to act against the ordinance. charlotte city council approved the nondiscrimination ordinance last month. a controversial part of it allows transgender people to use bathroom of the gender they identify with in public places. one transgender woman from our area talked about being physically assaulted and fearing for her safety. she said she sees the ordinance as a protection for her. >> i have no recourse against anybody. and any time i would raise a complaint which we don't want to do we are not out there to cause ripplesp we just want to -- ripples. we just want to feel safe. >> reporter: some lawmakers want to call a special session before the ordinance goes in house speaker moore says he has the 3/5 support but a date has not been set. the governor doesn't support the ordinance and calls it an invasion of privacy. but he maintains he doesn't want a special session called because it would be too costly. more t