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An amended federal lawsuit now targets House Bill 142 and Gov. Roy Cooper, adding two new plaintiffs against legal transgender discrimination

National alliance of state-based LGBTQ groups, Equality Federation, holds annual Leadership Conference July 26-29 in Alexandria, Va.

Chastity Brown’s tour visits North Carolina to share music driven by identity, a meld of genres: soul, folk and R&B.

A ceremony took place on June 28 at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), honoring lawyers who fought North Carolina’s House Bill 2 (HB2), as well as transgender teen Gavin Grimm. All honorees were recognized for serving the LGBTQ community, both nationally and within the DOJ.

Time Out Youth Center has announced its relocation to its new facility at 3800 Monroe Rd. and will be closed until July 31 at 3 p.m. for youth visitors.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Greensboro will host author Susan Cottrell, Guilford Green Foundation will hold its granting ceremony and an evening of bingo will benefit Metropolitan Community Church of Winston-Salem.

Village Hearth Cohousing received approval for rezoning and annexation for its LGBTQ-focused cohousing community, the first in the U.S., from the Durham City Council, Broadway Bingo will be held on July 15 to benefit the Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina, NSIDEoUT will hold an adult interest meeting on July 20 and Shades of Pride will be held on July 29.

Bishop Thomas Paprocki has issued a directive to LGBTQ Catholics and pastoral ministers entitled “Same-Sex Marriage Policies Decree 6-12-2017” which lays out how to handle this issue in “ecclesial life,” New Ways Ministry reported.

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Pronounced dead on July 8 of heart failure, Nelsan Ellis was best known for his groundbreaking portrayal of Lafayette on “True Blood.”

Two women, one transgender, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges related to the stabbing death of a man who hired the women to perform sexual acts, refused to pay and allegedly attempted assault.

NC Pride scheduled its Pride Parade on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Judaism. Many groups and Jewish individuals will not attend as a result.

In a ruling against marriage equality in North Carolina, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judges dismissed a lawsuit against State Bill 2, which allows clerks to recuse themselves from performing marriages inconsistent with their “sincerely held religious objection.”

Charlotte Black Gay Pride will be held from July 19-23 at various locations across the Queen City, the Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce (formerly known as the Charlotte Business Guild), will celebrate its 25th anniversary with its 25 in Twenty-Five celebration on July 25 and Time Out Youth Center, 3800 Monroe Rd., is seeking to hire a part-time, hourly additional staff person to join its programs and services team.

Metropolitan Community Church of Winston-Salem, 4105 Patsy Dr., held a congregational meeting on June 11 following its morning worship where it presented a candidate selected by its board of directors to become the new pastor of the Triad church.

Over recent months, ReachOUT NC celebrated a major milepost on its journey toward helping the community.

USA Today published a lengthy story about a child who was born biologically male, but identified early on as female.

The Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) has announced that it has hired Chase Glenn as its new executive director, the Girls Rock Camp’s 7th Annual Showcase will be held on July 1, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Charleston welcomed a new minister to its congregation during an installation worship service on June 25 and Affinity Health Center announced that Glenda Elder was awarded with South Carolina’s Clinical Support Staff of the Year by the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association

Researchers Sunny Calhoun and Dr. Angela Mazaris from Wake Forest University are seeking participants for a research study from former or current Winston-Salem residents who identify as LGBTQ or allied individuals for a local queer history project.

News shorts from across the globe for 6.30.17.