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The LGBTQ community finally starts holding corporate ‘ally’ feet to the fire
The National LGBTQ Task Force announced Wells Fargo will no longer be a corporate sponsor, and HRC returned money from Bank of America.
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Which companies are celebrating North Carolina’s HB2 replacement?
The state faced strong economic pressure to repeal HB2, and its recent “compromise” effort appears to be wooing some companies and organizations back.
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Hate’s giant price-tag: HB2 cost North Carolina almost $4 billion
In a new analysis, it is estimated that North Carolina lost billions from jobs and events that went elsewhere.
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Charlotte Pride sets new record for attendance: 130,000
This was the biggest Pride yet, thanks to out of town marchers and a large local response from LGBTQ allies and HB2 opponents.
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Charlotte Pride braces for record-smashing crowds to protest HB2
This year’s uptown festival and parade are expected to turn into one big civil rights march.
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Because of new transgender law, drug maker reconsidering $20 million North Carolina factory
Braeburn Pharmaceuticals said it is “reevaluating our options based on the recent, unjust legislation”.
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More CEOs seek repeal of North Carolina transgender law
The list now includes Apple, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Uber, and more.
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HUD settles discrimination claim against Bank of America
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement in a claim it brought against Bank of America for discriminating against a lesbian couple applying for a federally insured mortgage loan.
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Bank of America executive: N.C. anti-gay marriage amendment would be ‘disastrous’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A top executive at Bank of America this week denounced a proposed constitutional amendment in North Carolina that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and said the initiative would be “disastrous” to the state’s business climate.
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BofA reimburses ‘gay tax,’ phony survey backfires, all hands on deck in Maryland
Say what you will about Bank of America, but they gave their LGBT employees a pretty remarkable gift this week. A phony anti-gay survey backfires in Washington when voters refuse to fall for discriminatory talking points. Turmoil at Equality California with a surprise resignation, and it’s all hands on deck right now in Maryland.
