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Here are next steps that we can take together in the wake of the NCGA passing three extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Here’s what’s happening in August 2023 at the NCGA with regard to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
We know you have questions about SB49, North Carolina’s version of the so-called “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” bill. Submit your questions here!
Advocates in North Carolina urge NCGA to sustain righteous vetoes while preparing the community for potential enactment.
Today the North Carolina Senate voted to pass HB808, a bill that would prohibit the initiation of all gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under the age of 18, including puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and surgery.
An amendment to HB808 adopted on the House floor bans state funding for all transgender-related health procedures for people under 18.
HB808 would prohibit transgender people under 18 from receiving gender-affirming surgical care in North Carolina.
Rush a message demanding that your representative oppose legislation attacking transgender youth across North Carolina.
Medical providers have warned of the adverse impacts of anti-LGBTQ+ healthcare bills, which claim to protect healthcare providers, on their ability to provide care.
HB819, which was reported favorably, would grant healthcare workers a ‘license to discriminate,’ with devastating impacts on LGBTQ people, women, people of color, and people of diverse faith backgrounds.
During the 2023 legislative session at the NC General Assembly, a broad slate of anti-LGBTQ legislation has been proposed targeting LGBTQ+ North Carolinians for discrimination and exclusion in a wide range of areas.
"As attacks on the LGBTQ+ community continue to rise, this is an important step to help protect queer Boone residents and visitors in housing, accommodations and employment. Boone has a well-deserved reputation as a welcoming and inclusive town and it is gratyfing to now see those values enshrined in a town ordinance."
Media are invited to a community celebration and panel discussion featuring advocates, elected officials, and LGBTQ people impacted by this year’s passage of 16 local nondiscrimination ordinances in North Carolina.
Sixteen jurisdictions in North Carolina have now passed nondiscrimination ordinances unanimously, with bipartisan support, in 2021.
Durham County is the 16th local government to take action for LGBTQ people this year!
All five of North Carolina’s largest cities are now covered by inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances.
North Carolina’s largest county joins 13 other communities in passing NDOs in 2021, ensuring protections for more than two million North Carolinians.
The discussion for the draft ordinances will happen on Monday, October 18 in Wake County and Tuesday, October 19 in Raleigh.
The discussion for the draft ordinances will happen on Monday, October 11 in Wake County and Tuesday, October 12 in Raleigh.
“As organizations committed to the respect and equality for all people in Charlotte, we urge the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners to pass a strong, comprehensive nondiscrimination ordinance.”
Charlotte is now the tenth community to pass an LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, signaling statewide momentum for protections.
While we’re appreciative of the current draft, we have concerns about the penalty and enforcement of the ordinance, as well as its scope.
We need your help calling for passage of the ordinance and reminding City Council members that Charlotte is READY for LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections.
LGBTQ people in Asheville, Durham, Greensboro, and Buncombe County are now officially protected from discrimination in private employment and public spaces.
Transgender girls would be prohibited from participating in sports that correspond with their gender identity under a bill that advanced Tuesday in the North Carolina Senate.
“Critics say it would destroy the trust between teachers and their students and make schools unsafe spaces for LGBTQ and questioning children to explore their identities at their own pace.”
“Critics of the measure have equated it to the Florida law that opponents dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” and warned that it could harm LGBTQ or questioning youths who have unsupportive families.”
“The North Carolina bill offers trans kids no way out, and no access to common medical care. Doctors who prescribe puberty blockers or hormones to trans children could have their medical licenses revoked, and would face fines of up to $1,000 per incident.”
“North Carolina is one of 30 states in the country that hasn’t banned conversion therapy and it took an executive order from Governor Roy Cooper, in 2019, to prohibit state funding for entities such as treatment programs and churches that performed the practice on minors. “
“Transgender youth have the best chance to thrive when they are supported and affirmed, not singled out and denied critical care that is backed by virtually every leading health authority.”
“It’s incredible to think how far we’ve come in five years — and how North Carolina has been a major player in our country’s major shift toward transgender equality.”
On the anniversary of HB 2, a group of Democratic lawmakers introduced four bills that would provide sweeping protections to LGBTQ+ North Carolinians.
This week, a group of state legislators filed a package of bills that includes a full repeal of House Bill 2. The push comes five years after the controversial bathroom bill, which restricted transgender access to public bathrooms, was first passed.
“They either have to recognize that this is an issue that North Carolina, and its people, want to talk about and want to enact, or they have to start going on record as being against that.”