November 23, 2024
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North Carolina Legislature to begin special session to overturn LGBT equality measure

Steve Lee, Editor09 mins

Today, the North Carolina State Legislature is scheduled to reconvene for a radical and costly special session in which they will specifically work to pass legislation that will undermine crucial protections that the Charlotte City Council passed for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens and residents earlier this year. Ahead of this morning’s meeting,…

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HRC and Equality North Carolina blast NC special session to overturn Charlotte ordinance

Steve Lee, Editor07 mins

CHARLOTTE – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina have blasted the leaders of the North Carolina legislature for taking the step of calling a costly special session for this Wednesday to undermine Charlotte’s recently passed non-discrimination ordinance. “It is absolutely shameful that North Carolina lawmakers are going to waste taxpayer dollars trying to strip local control from…

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