WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Dozens of business owners across the state have named their businesses as “safe bathrooms” in response to House Bill 2.

Emily Waggoner, the creator of a Google map listing businesses, started the project because she has loved ones who “are directly affected by this legislation.”RELATED: Businesses on both sides of House Bill 2 weigh in on issue

She said the map is for businesses who have publicly stated their bathrooms are safe for transgender people.

Waggoner said she was inspired after seeing small businesses standing against the bill on social media in an email Monday.

Our initial idea was for this to be a resource for our friends in North Carolina, but it has turned into a platform for people to band together, raise their voices, and fight. It’s been amazing. We started hearing from small business owners wanting to be added to the map almost immediately and the requests haven’t stopped.The momentum and energy is palpable and contagious and we’ll keep it going as long as there is the need for it, even when HB2 gets overturned.

The map has been viewed 50,000 times since its creation Saturday and 85 businesses have joined, including Edge of Urge and Tazy’s Burgers & Grill in Wilmington.

Business owners are required to submit documentation showing their stance before being added to the map.

“Whether they’re sitting in my dining room eating or in the bathroom, when they come in I want everyone to feel comfortable,” Barbara Goodman, Tazy’s Burgers & Grill owner, said. “Everyone, and if it means going in a different bathroom, okay fine. Who am I to say who someone else is? That’s not for me to say.”

House Bill 2 does not outlaw private business owners from having their own bathroom facility set up.

The North Carolina Values Coalition sent out a list Tuesday with the names of dozens of businesses supporting HB2, but none on the list were based in Southeastern North Carolina.