Asheville named a top city for LGBTQ retirees
Op-Ed: Provides a Model for and a Challenge to Other Southern Cities
Asheville is on a list from SeniorAdvice.com counting down the Top 20 Cities for LGBTQ Retirement.
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.
HRC’s index rates N.C.’s LGBTQ laws
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI) and not surprising, North Carolina falls into the category, “High Priority to Achieve Basic Equality.”
N.C. voters favor HB2 repeal, blame Republicans for failure
Cooper continues to talk repeal with NCGA leaders
A recent poll by the North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) surveyed voters on key issues pushed by newly-elected Gov. Roy Cooper: HB2 repeal and Medicaid expansion. The poll found that 50 percent of voters oppose HB2 compared to 32 percent who support it.
QPoll: Should Charlotte City Council consider repeal of LGBT non-discrimination ordinance for HB2 deal?
The Charlotte City Council has been getting pressure from the North Carolina General Assembly and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce to compromise in order to hopefully get some sort of modification to HB2. The NCGA has put forth no plan publicly stating what they would change and LGBT activists and leaders have been calling on the …
WATCH: Charlotte City Council debates vote on repealing LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
The Charlotte City Council had added “Economic impact of HB2” as a topic for their Monday night dinner meeting. It was rumored that they might take a vote to repeal the LGBT non-discrimination ordinance in order to strike a deal with the North Carolina General Assembly, who is reported to have told council members in …
McCrory backpedals slightly on HB2 with executive order, leaving most of anti-LGBT bill in place
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 …
North Carolina legislature passes bill eliminating LGBT non-discrimination ordinances
Both chambers of the North Carolina legislature passed a bill invalidating all LGBT non-discrimination ordinances, calling a special session at $42,000 in response to Charlotte expanding its non-discrimination ordinance.
