News Briefs for 01.25.19
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 01.25.19.
The cloud of HB2 has continued to hang over Charlotte and North Carolina, not unlike the gray overcast skies and rain that plagued the city for much of December and early January.
When the 116th Congress was sworn in Jan. 3, there was no representative from North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District.
Two women had just kissed each other on the lips and were holding each other tight while in line for a photocopier at Park Slope Copy Center.
As midterms approach the country and the scale of Lady Liberty continues to sway Left or Right, many concerning factors continue to weigh-in. Most recently, the U.S. Supreme Court added Brett Kavanaugh to the bench.
On an unusually warm night in February, 13 students squeezed into a small study room in the Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) for what would be the first meeting of the UNC Charlotte LGBTQ+ Coalition.
The Zarda decision is a step to provide LBGTQ protection from discrimination in the workplace.
The National LGBT Health Awareness Week, “Out Front for LGBT Health,” will be held from March 26-30.