ACLU and Lambda Legal call on N.C. governor to repeal HB2

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –The ACLU and Lambda Legal Sunday called on Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina legislative leaders to repeal H.B. 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from appropriate restrooms and prohibits local municipalities from extending nondiscrimination protections to LGBT people. The two organizations issued the following statement in response to Gov….

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Concerts by Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, Indigo Girls and more raise $30K to prevent bullying

NEW YORK, NY — Major musical talent came together this summer on Cape Cod to raise $30K for bullying prevention work done by the Tyler Clementi Foundation.   Producer Mark Cortale organized a summer-long concert series to help raise funds for the Tyler Clementi Foundation with star-studded performances in both Provincetown and Martha’s Vineyard. These performances…

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GLAAD celebrates third annual Bisexual Awareness Week

NEW YORK – GLAAD today announced its participation in the third annual Bisexual Awareness Week (#BiWeek) in partnership with BiNet USA; America’s oldest advocacy organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer-identified, and unlabeled people. #BiWeek takes place from September 19th to 26nd with the 23rd as the official “Celebrate Bisexuality Day.” In 2014, GLAAD co-founded and…

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Charlotte mayor calls for NC General Assembly to repeal HB2 without preconditions

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Council member John Autry, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC have joined together to denounce Gov. McCrory’s latest ploy to deflect blame for his disastrous and hateful HB2 law. As Gov. McCrory and Republican legislative leaders continue to face intense public backlash over the damaging consequences of HB2, they have…

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Governor signs surrogacy parentage protection act into law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –Assembly Bill 2349 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Friday was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. This measure would protect parents of children conceived through surrogacy in California – including many same-sex couples who rely on reproductive assistance to form their families – from having their rights violated outside the state….

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