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ACC likely to move football championship from NC again if law remains
“If it’s repealed I think I know what the answer would be with our presidents,” the commissioner said. “If it’s an adjustment and a partial repeal… I don’t know.”
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In inaugural speech, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll fight discrimination
“When a law attempts to make any North Carolinian less in the eyes of their fellow citizens, I will fight it. I will stand up for you if the Legislature cannot or will not.”
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Former inmate sues over alleged antigay abuse from guards and prisoners
The man says he was brutally assaulted by another inmate because he’s gay and that jailers also harassed and demeaned him.
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In red states, businesses are gearing up to fight anti-trans bathroom bills
“I honestly cannot believe that in 2016, I’m actually asked a question as to why I would support anti-discrimination groups,” the president of Tennessee’s NHL team said.
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Outgoing N.C. Gov. McCrory: Politics prevented ‘bathroom bill’ repeal
The state law also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.
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Historians move conference from North Carolina to Maryland over HB2 law
Business historians are protesting the states’s controversial transgender law by moving the Business History Conference to Baltimore.
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The top 10 transgender stories of 2016
2016 was the year that “transgender” crossed from the unique and rare into topical conversations across the country, and around the world.
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2016 was disastrous for North Carolina thanks to Republican laws and power grabs
From House Bill 2 to gerrymandering to voter disenfranchisement, North Carolina landed in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons this year.
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Incoming governor doesn’t support national boycott of North Carolina
He shares others’ frustrations about House Bill 2, but he said the better way is to bring companies to North Carolina to “join us in the fight for fairness.”
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North Carolina NAACP calls for nationwide boycott after HB2 repeal failure
A similar boycott of South Carolina over the Confederate flag lasted 15 years and cost the state millions of dollars.