Carolinas’ scores in for HRC Municipal Equality Index
Carolinas News Notes
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute, released its eighth annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI).
Bisexual org chapter hits Triad
Carolinas News Notes
The Winston-Salem and Piedmont Triad has been chosen for the newest chapter of amBi.org, a national group of social clubs for bisexuals. The first amBi chapter on the East Coast, amBi Triad NC joins 10 other locations.
Pride fests dot the Carolinas
Carolinas News Notes
As Pride Month is extended from June into September in the Carolinas, several towns and cities are gearing up to celebrate the lives of LGBTQ individuals. Not only that, visitors can enjoy these environs as a getaway while the weather is still on the warm side.
Two anniversaries celebrated through music by Triad Pride Performing Arts
Performance To Celebrate 20th Anniversary for Triad Pride Men’s Chorus, 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising
Triad Pride Performing Arts will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising when they perform the North Carolina premiere of “Quiet No More — A Choral Celebration of Stonewall” on May 4.
N.C. companies scored in HRC index
Beyond the Carolinas
America’s leading companies and law firms are meeting strengthened criteria to meet the evolving needs of the LGBTQ community around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
Orgs sue N.C. officials for healthcare coverage denial
Carolinas News Notes
Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials on March 11 for discrimination in state employee healthcare.
North Carolina’s HB2 legacy still affecting travel to state
Swimmers Commute from Virginia in Order to Compete
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2016 ban on official travel to North Carolina are being observed by a group of State University of New York swimmers who qualified for the NCAA Swimming Division III Championship, being held March 20 – 23 in Greensboro, N.C.
HRC index scores municipalities
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign has released it 2018 Municipal Equality Index and the Carolinas has been included.
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