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Laverne Cox dishes on meeting Queen Bee & trans rights with Stephen Colbert
“Beyoncé got up! She got up for me!” Cox squeed, after describing the one thing she did not do upon meeting her idol.
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Could Duke or NC State still host a NCAA tourney despite anti-trans law?
The NCAA pulled seven championships from North Carolina in September because of the law that limits protections for LGBT people.
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NCAA warns North Carolina: Repeal anti-trans law now or lose games for 5 years
A statewide association told lawmakers “our state’s sports tourism industry will suffer crushing, long-term losses and will essentially close its doors to NCAA business.”
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Virginia House of Delegates passes ‘license to discriminate’ bill
The bill’s sponsor said that the governor “crossed a line” when he signed an order prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination.
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Key legal test approaches for Arkansas LGBT measure
Arkansas is one of three GOP-controlled states that explicitly bans cities and counties from enacting laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.
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North Carolina Senate Democrats file another HB2 repeal bill
A deal between legislative leaders and incoming Gov. Roy Cooper just before Christmas to pass a repeal bill fell apart.
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Virginia Republicans swiftly kill transgender bathroom bill
Members of a GOP-controlled House subcommittee used an unrecorded voice vote to ditch the “Physical Privacy Act.”
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Texas House speaker pans bathroom bill & exposes GOP divide on trans rights
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ comments underscore an escalating ideological battle between the GOP’s business-minded base and far-right grassroots activists.
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UNC president: We’re having problems filling jobs because of new anti-LGBT law
Recruited candidates have ruled out moving to North Carolina because of the law, and she’s unaware of any academic talent embracing a move because of it.
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NC governor: Talks continue with GOP to repeal anti-transgender law HB2
A deal with legislative leaders to repeal a bill that directs which bathrooms transgender people can use in some buildings is still possible