Last year North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s ignited a national controversy over HB2, the anti-LGBT legislation he pushed and signed into law. Since then, McCrory has staked his re-election on standing by his hateful law, despite the consequences for the states. While in 2012, McCrory was easily elected by more than 11%, according to the Real…
North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 has cost the city of Charlotte 730 new jobs and an approximately $8.2 million in initial investment by CoStar Group Inc. after the company selected Richmond for a new research operations headquarters. The Charlotte Business Journal quoted David Dorsch, senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office as saying,…
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…
Charlotte-area teacher Lonnie Billiard was fired from Charlotte Catholic High School after announcing on his personal Facebook page last fall that he planned to marry his partner. Billiard had been a teacher at the school for 15 years, and continued working there as a long-term substitute after he retired in 2012. Billiard’s firing was reported…
CHARLOTTE, N.C., — Defendants in the case, General Synod of the United Church of Christ v. Cooper, filed motions for a 30-day extension of time to respond to the lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Charlotte. The Attorney General of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, on behalf of himself and all Defendant District Attorneys, specifically…
It was supposed to be a bankable reality TV show on the Home and Garden Television Network (HGTV): Twin brothers David and Jason Benham would, as the press release announced back in April “find a fixer-upper and transform it into their forever home – with a healthy dose of sibling rivalry between the brothers along…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign is calling on leaders at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Charlotte, N.C., to implement an action plan after a disturbing incident of harassment and discrimination against Andraya Williams, a transgender student. CPCC suspended Williams after a campus safety officer allegedly detained, questioned and harassed her as she was…
