North Carolina

The leader of a religious cult in Durham, N.C. murdered his 4-year-old step son because he thought the child might be gay, according to prosecutors in a court hearing on Friday. [ Read more → ]

A North Carolina woman and gay rights supporter has been charged with assault after kissing an anti-gay preacher at a pride event in North Carolina last weekend. [ Read more → ]

It's almost all bad news this week, with an anti-gay measure gaining ground in Minnesota, slow progress in New York, a resignation in North Carolina, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker staking out a position against LGBT hospital visitation. [ Read more → ]

A bill aimed at establishing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage was introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives this week. [ Read more → ]

CLAYTON, N.C. -- A fire that gutted the home of a gay couple who had been victims of harassment for more than a year, is being investigated as arson, and possible hate crime. [ Read more → ]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A religious coalition known as the "People of Faith for Just Relationships" are pressing the city to do more for LGBT equality. The group of 25 local religious leaders led by the Reverend Joe Hoffman, has released a resolution calling for four specific protections. [ Read more → ]

A North Carolina state representative has said that HIV treatment should not be funded by the taxpayer for people who live “perverted lifestyles." [ Read more → ]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Commissioners in North Carolina's Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as "sexual predators" in an email made public last week. [ Read more → ]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website. [ Read more → ]

A North Carolina County Commissioner known for his outspoken anti-gay views, has called gay people "sexual predators" in an e-mail to fellow Mecklenburg County Commissioners. [ Read more → ]

With Republicans taking the majority in the North Carolina General Assembly next year, social conservatives believe the Legislature may finally permit a vote on a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. [ Read more → ]

More than 100 people gathered at a Raleigh, NC, shopping center on Sunday afternoon in a demonstration of support for a lesbian couple who were ejected from the property last week after a security guard witnessed them displaying an act of affection. [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_6420" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Aiken"][/caption] More than a year after disclosing he is gay, Clay Aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown of Raleigh, NC, reports the Raleigh News & Observer. This weekend, he will speak as part of the Human Rights... [ Read more → ]

ASHEVILLE, NC -- With the election of three new City Council members, Asheville will consider extending benefits to same-sex partners of city employees. On Friday, Councilman-elect Gordon Smith said he hopes to extend domestic partner benefits as one of his first priorities once new council... [ Read more → ]

It was to be a night of hope and promise for the LGBT community, but instead the crushing defeat of Maine's gay marriage law delivered another setback for gay rights advocates and overshadowed many other victories at the ballot box Tuesday. In Maine, voters on... [ Read more → ]

The debate over gay marriage took center stage Monday night at the Durham, North Carolina City Council meeting. After no debate and little public comment, the council unanimously passed a resolution supporting same-sex marriage. The resolution, introduced by Durham resident Joshua Lee Weaver, calls upon... [ Read more → ]