WNC Activists Call For More LGBTQ+ Protections
“North Carolina is ready. We hope that you will join us in our efforts to push for full equality,” said Kendra R. Johnson of Equality NC.
As a ban on new LGBTQ protections is lifted, advocates and local officials push for progress
“One of the hardest parts about being an elected official is when you can’t do when you know really needs to be done and should be done to improve the lives of the residents of your community. And we face preemption on so many important issues in North Carolina.”
A New Day for Queer People in the South
Today, Scott still calls H.B. 2 “a bill of trauma” for her and others like her. “I saw how people weaponized it not just to deal with bathrooms,” Scott said. “They wanted to remove me and my livelihood.
2017 ban on local LGBT ordinances ends in North Carolina
A 3 1/2-year ban on new local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT rights in North Carolina expired Tuesday, prompting gay rights groups to urge the passage of such measures now.
A ban on cities passing LGBT protections is about to expire. NC activists look ahead.
North Carolina could face another HB2-style showdown in the coming weeks. Transgender and gay rights activists have already been pushing cities to start enacting new protections.
Controversial North Carolina law HB142 ends December 1
"This is going to open up a door to a lot of possibilities for us," said Allison Scott, a trans woman fighting for those protections.
NC’s ban on nondiscrimination ordinances set to expire
“Because H.B. 2 was so unpopular, discriminatory, and toxic to our state, legislators were forced to rewrite the law. But the rewrite, H.B. 142, was nothing more than an effort to sidestep criticism, avoid political retaliation, and get back in the good graces of big business and sports organizations so the money would flow again.”
What the Supreme Court decision means for LGBTQ rights in North Carolina
“The Supreme Court’s landmark decision protecting LGBTQ employees from discrimination is a major victory, but LGBTQ people in North Carolina are still not protected outside the workplace, advocates said Monday.”