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Arkansas lawmakers are writing bathroom bill despite Repub governor’s opposition
A one-sentence bill was filed by two GOP state senators stating only that it addresses “gender identity and bathroom privileges” without any specifics.
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Lady Gaga, Jimmy Kimmel and other celebrities condemn Texas ‘bathroom bill’
Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lawrence, and Britney Spears have joined in too.
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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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North Carolina lawmakers won’t publicly commit to ‘bathroom bill’ repeal
Only 12 of 50 state senators and 40 of 118 current House members said they support abolishing the law, nearly all of them Democrats.
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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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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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Texas warned of backlash over transgender bathroom bill
Driving Texas’ anti-LGBT bill is Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Republican House Speaker Joe Straus, meanwhile, has signaled his opposition to it.
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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“If it’s repealed I think I know what the answer would be with our presidents,” the commissioner said.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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Outgoing N.C. Gov. McCrory: Politics prevented ‘bathroom bill’ repeal
The state law also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.