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Gov. Pat McCrory issued an executive order Tuesday in response to the backlash against House Bill 2 (HB2), while leaving most of it in place. The order expands non-discrimination protections for state employees to include sexual orientation and gender identity, while keeping in place the prohibition against cities and counties from expanding their non-discrimination ordinances to …
The Washington Post recently posted a video featuring Charlotte transgender woman Lara Americo, as well as other members of the local trans community and their allies, fighting back against HB2. The video features interviews with Americo, as well as footage with her girlfriend Joanne Spataro and friend Che Busiek as they prepare for the Transgender …
Ever since signing the discriminatory anti-LGBT HB2 into law, Gov. Pat McCrory has been on the defensive. Not only is he facing a legal challenge by the ACLU, Equality NC and Lambda Legal, but he has to answer to the backlash as cities like Atlanta and Dayton, as well as states such as New York …
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU NC), Equality NC and Lambda Legal have filed a lawsuit Monday challenging North Carolina’s recently passed HB2. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against Gov. Pat McCrory, Attorney General Roy Cooper and the University of North Carolina, on behalf of …
Local transgender individuals have come together to ask the North Carolina General Assembly not to override Charlotte’s LGBT non-discrimination ordinance, which allows trans people to use the bathroom and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, among other protections.
The North Carolina General Assembly announced on Monday that today they will convene a special session to address Charlotte, N.C.’s expanded non-discrimination ordinance , which offers protections to the LGBT community.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican lawmakers gathered for a press conference on March 3, where they called on Atty. Gen. Roy Cooper to take action against Charlotte, N.C.’s expanded non-discrimination ordinance (NDO). They may call a $42,000 a day special session to deal with the issue. The protections allowing transgender individuals to use the bathrooms and …
No doubt you are already aware that Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 Monday night to expand the non-discrimination ordinance to include LGBT protections. Each council member spoke ahead of the vote to explain their position. Al Austin, John Autry, Patsy Kinsey, Julie Eiselt, Vi Lyles, James Mitchell and LaWana Mayfield all voted in favor of expanding the …
The Charlotte City Council voted Monday, Feb. 22, to expand the city’s non-discrimination ordinance to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, after over three hours of public comments. City Council voted 7-4 to approve adding LGBT protections to the ordinance, which already prohibits discrimination based on gender, race, age and religious …
TurnOUT! Charlotte, a project including Equality NC, The Human Rights Campaign and MeckPAC, which worked to get pro equality candidates elected to City Council and for mayor, has reformed to fight for the passage of the LGBT non-discrimination ordinance. Charlotte City Council will vote on the ordinance on Feb. 22. The group is calling …
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