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.

Now that key provisions of the law have expired, Mac and Katy reflect on the five-year anniversary of HB2 in North Carolina and the need for protections on the federal level.

The Town Council of Apex is the 9th local government to enact local protections for LGBTQ residents this year.  

A new video from the NC is Ready campaign encourages North Carolinians to take action in their own communities.

Asheville’s ordinance becomes the 8th in North Carolina protecting LGBTQ residents from discrimination, one week after passage from Buncombe County Commission.

Buncombe County becomes 7th community in North Carolina to protect LGBTQ residents from discrimination, joining one other county and 5 cities.

““Participation in athletics is a vital part of students’ well-being, including their physical, social, and emotional health; involvement in student sports provides young people with lessons about leadership, self-discipline, success, and failure.”

““The truth is that HB358 is purporting to address a manufactured problem: transgender youth have played sports consistent with their gender identity for a long time, and they deserve every opportunity to participate in student athletics as cisgender youth.”

The push for statewide action comes as communities across North Carolina work to enact LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances.

At their meeting tonight the Winston-Salem City Council unanimously voted to make initial advances toward an LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, fueling statewide momentum for LGBTQ equality.