I’m writing this piece knowing that by the time it’s published the situation may have changed; the deadline and the publishing time leaves a window for events to move forward. But even knowing this, I feel a need to comment on the fast moving events in North Carolina regarding HB2 – the so-called “Bathroom Bill.”…
RALEIGH, N.C. — In a move that could lead to the repeal of North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, H.B. 2, the Charlotte City Council voted today to repeal its LGBT non-discrimination ordinance. LGBT and civil rights advocacy groups called on North Carolina legislative leaders to follow through and repeal H.B. 2, the state law that bans…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Saturday, award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and LGBTQ equality advocate Cyndi Lauper met with LGBTQ youth at the LGBT Center of Raleigh to learn more about their lives, the challenges they face, and the damaging impact of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s deeply discriminatory HB2 law. ABC 11 reported that teenager Jenna Travis…
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC have announced that executives from Alaska Airlines, Aon plc., BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Cummins Inc., Hunter Douglas Inc., Leidos, RSM US LLP, and Sabre have signed onto an open letter that now includes more than 200 leading CEOs and business leaders urging North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and…
Today, Sir Elton John released an op-ed in The Hill on behalf of the Elton John AIDS Foundation discussing his outrage over North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s support for House Bill 2. John not only criticized the discriminatory bill itself but also the the millions in taxpayer dollars Gov. McCrory is wasting to defend it….
The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Lew Ebert spoke out Wednesday about the state’s controversial new anti-discrimination law, House Bill 2. In an interview with local TWC News, Ebert said that the Chamber doesn’t think that House Bill 2 will be repealed and that the chamber is suggesting ideas to bring HB2 in line…
Androgynous supermodel Rain Dove has joined the fight against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law HB 2. Dove just released a video fighting HB2 with Elliott Sailors, Benjamin Melzer, and many more, in which she spent the day wearing diapers. “Laugh and Help SHARE AND SAVE A LIFE,” wrote Dove on Facebook. “The oppressive “Bathroom Bill” in…
