Mecklenburg County Commission Passes Non-Discrimination Resolution
Charlotte Ordinance to Follow
Mecklenburg County has passed the first non-discrimination resolution since House Bill 142 (HB142).
LGBTQ LAW AND PRACTICE IN NORTH CAROLINA
Speakers will address relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies impacting employment, healthcare, education and more. A panel of local attorneys will discuss what is happening in their organizations and share perspectives on how to be effective and educated advocates for clients.
North Carolina ranks high nationally for LGBTQ-friendly hospitals
North Carolina Had the Fourth-Highest Number of Health Care Institution ‘Leaders’ in an Annual Survey-Based Report from an LGBTQ Rights Group.
In a state where advocates for transgender health still shudder remembering HB2, the “bathroom bill” of 2016, area hospitals have stepped up in their treatment of LGBTQ patients.
Trump administration continues to attack transgender Americans
Resources and Hope Persist for Trans North Carolinians
Since Donald Trump assumed the office of the presidency in January of 2017, his administration has issued a dizzying list of harmful policies and legal maneuvers against transgender Americans, spanning the realms of education, housing and healthcare.
Our People: Ames Simmons
Policy Director, Equality North Carolina
Ames Simmons is a queer, transgender white man who serves as the first-ever director of Trans Policy at Equality North Carolina, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization.
Voter ID law condemned
Carolinas News Notes
Equality North Carolina has condemned the North Carolina legislature on passage of SB824 which is a new voter identification law that will restrict the ability of vulnerable North Carolinians to cast their votes on Election Day.
QNotes is a proud partner of CJC.
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Presented both in English & Spanish
Presentado tanto en inglés como en español
