Charlotte NC

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  Only one city is willing to host the Republican convention in 2020. Guess which one.

  Hint: It's in a Southern state best known for its anti-LGBTQ laws.

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  Transgender woman Derricka Banner killed in Charlotte

  She is at least the 19th transgender person killed this year.

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  People are furious Pittsburgh sold their pride march to a fracking company

  So they're doing something about it.

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  North Carolina just can’t seem to wash its hands of HB2

  Democrats claim Republicans are trying to paint Gov. Roy Moore as the bad guy who won't compromise on a repeal.

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  Sucking up to Donald Trump wins ‘Fox & Friends’ huuuuge ratings and retweets

  Trump called ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN the "enemy of the American people," while he and his supporters are clearly friends of Fox.

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  Charlotte mayoral candidate sends a pooping dog GIF to defend his LGBT record

  Sen. Joel Ford's campaign manager is now limiting his use of GIFs on Twitter.

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  Samantha Bee wants to help total non-bigot Pat McCrory find a new job

  The former North Carolina governor said that he is having a hard time finding work because people think he is a bigot. (He is.)

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  More than a million protesters marched this weekend, but will they go anywhere?

  Groups scrambled so fast to arrange the massive demonstrations that they have had limited time to determine how to channel the energy into additional action.

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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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  North Carolina lawmakers meeting today to consider HB2 repeal

  Are enough lawmakers willing to repeal a law that limited LGBT rights, including which bathrooms trans people can use in public schools and government buildings?

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