All posts tagged "north carolina"
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North Carolina Democratic congressional candidate apologizes for voting for anti-trans “bathroom bill”
A conservative Democrat running for Congress in North Carolina has apologized for supporting of HB 2, the state's infamous "bathroom bill."
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North Carolina can be sued for excluding trans care from state insurance plan, court rules
A federal appeals court ruled North Carolina can be sued over prohibitions on coverage for gender-affirming care in its employee health plan.
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Charlotte passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, five years after HB 2 debacle
Charlotte's City Council has unanimously approved an LGBTQ-inclusive ordinance, becoming the 10th locality in the state to do so.
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North Carolina’s largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy for transgender policyholders
North Carolina's largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy as medically necessary for transgender patients.
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Folk singer Crys Matthews pushes for social justice through a time-honored tradition of rich, meaningful songs
Matthews' latest album "Changemakers" wraps an urgent message in catchy, toe-tapping folk
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North Carolina Senate president says there will be no vote to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth
North Carolina Senate President Phil Berger says he will not hold a vote on a bill banning trans youth from receiving gender-affirming care.
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Former Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom bill, running for Senate in 2022
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the state's anti-trans bathroom bill into law, is running for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
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Two North Carolina deputies claim they were fired for reporting racist, anti-gay comments during staff training
Two deputies claim the Wake County sheriff fired them in retaliation for reporting a lieutenant's racist and anti-gay comments from 2017.
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NCAA president opposes anti-trans sports bills, refrains from penalizing states that pass them
NCAA Mark Emmert opposes trans athlete bans, but won't say whether states with them will lose opportunities to host championship games.
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Five years after passing anti-trans “bathroom bill,” North Carolina lawmakers introduce anti-trans sports bill
Almost five years to the date of the passage of the HB 2 "bathroom bill," North Carolina lawmakers are pushing an anti-trans sports bill.
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Police and media outlets deadnamed and misgendered North Carolina trans murder victim
Research by HRC finds that three-quarters of trans or nonbinary crime victims are often misgendered.
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North Carolina will list transgender students’ preferred names on their school records
Department of Public Instruction changes PowerSchool electronic record system at urging of LGBTQ advocates, parents, and teachers.
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Three North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
Pro-LGBTQ laws are the first passed since a 2017 moratorium imposed as part of repealing the HB 2 "bathroom bill"
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Lesbian couple turned away by North Carolina wedding venue
The company has cited "Christian values" as justification for not hosting same-sex marriages.
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Right-wing, anti-LGBTQ pastor claims Kamala Harris is ‘trying to turn America into Sodom and Gomorrah’
North Carolina Rev. Patrick Wooden also claims Harris "took pride in locking up Black folk" as California attorney general
