News Briefs for 02.07.20
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 02.07.2020.
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.
New report details unique challenges, rewards for LGBTQ people who call rural America home
Rural Life Amplifies Impact of Both Acceptance and Discrimination, But Millions of Rural LGBT People Have Few Legal Protections
Popular culture images of LGBTQ individuals suggest that most LGBTQ people live in cities or on the coasts. Yet an estimated 2.9-3.8 million LGBTQ people call rural America home.
Black LGBTQ rights group calls for resignation of mayor, officer in N.C. town
Town of Warsaw has been at center of controversy over violent arrest of a black gay man early in May
The National Black Justice Coalition, the largest LGBTQ civil rights group representing the black community, has released a strongly worded statement condemning the actions of a small North Carolina town’s mayor and a police officer at the center of a violent arrest.
Most Recent Articles
- Nashville’s shipping container apartments could be inspiration for Charlotte February 25, 2020The post Nashville’s shipping container apartments could be inspiration for Charlotte appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Keisha Portis
- Finding Home: Helping Homeless Students By Supporting Their Families February 25, 2020The post Finding Home: Helping Homeless Students By Supporting Their Families appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Keisha Portis
- With Lake Arbor About To Be Sold, Judge Backs Tenants’ Legal Request February 25, 2020The post With Lake Arbor About To Be Sold, Judge Backs Tenants’ Legal Request appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Keisha Portis
ACTION ALERT!
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Stand Up for Equality on Super Tuesday
Primary Elections March 3
Voter Registration available through
early voting
To learn more, visit
North Carolina State Board of Elections
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