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Georgia ACLU director quits over group’s support for trans rights
Maya Dillard Smith says the ACLU’s support for transgender Americans comes at the expense of women’s rights.
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Supergroup Dead & Company to donate $100K from NC show
Dead & Company includes John Mayer and Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir.
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NBA: Fix that anti-LGBT law soon or lose the 2017 All-Star Game
Silver said the NBA would need to see definitive progress toward changing the law by the end of summer to ensure that All-Star weekend remains in Charlotte.
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Will the FAA clip North Carolina’s financial wings over HB2?
The Human Rights Campaign wants federal funding for North Carolina’s airports put in a holding pattern as long as HB2 is in effect.
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NC governor will ‘respect’ federal court ruling on transgender rights
Pat McCrory has said he will “respect” the decision – even though it could potentially overturn HB2, the state’s discriminatory law he’s been defending.
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Gay couple renew vows on stage with Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros
The band sent a message to North Carolina haters Friday night by not only going on with the show, but celebrating a gay couple’s marriage.
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Don’t sue! UNC says it won’t enforce trans restroom law
UNC has asked a federal court to halt legal proceedings against the university while a higher court decides a case on trans rights from Virginia.
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North Carolina furniture market could show boycott impact
Buyers for Williams-Sonoma Inc. retail outlets, including Pottery Barn and West Elm, were among those boycotting the five-day event.
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Don’t miss country singer Brad Paisley’s trans bathroom anthem
“North Carolina, they’re checking for vaginas, if you want to use the can.”
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House reverses course; passes LGBT nondiscrimination amendment
More than 40 Republicans helped Democrats power the gay rights measure over the opposition of GOP conservatives who dominate the chamber.
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San Francisco’s football team calls for repeal of North Carolina’s HB2
The man in charge of San Francisco’s football team condemned North Carolina’s discriminatory law and handed over a check for $75,000 to advocates working to repeal it.
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Attorney general: Civil rights key to suit against LGBT law
Lynch’s comments came in response to criticism hours earlier by conservative black pastors and civil rights leaders.
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City of Charlotte gives the finger to Gov. McCrory and HB 2 law
Charlotte’s city government won’t consider a compromise deal to repeal its non-discrimination law in exchange for changes to HB2.
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Trump: Gender neutral bathrooms are ‘too expensive’
It’s not worth the cost because transgender people are “such a tiny part of our population.”
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North Carolina musician boycott is decimating local businesses
The impact is likely to affect the live music industry for months as artists waver on whether to schedule shows in North Carolina four to six months from now.
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Oklahoma wants to impeach Obama over where trans kids pee
The legislature introduced a bill requiring public schools to provide “religious accommodations” for students who object to sharing restrooms with trans classmates.
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McCrory lawsuit against feds may shift narrative on LGBT law
Previous Southern governors, particularly those in the 1950s who tried to defy federally-mandated school integration, are forever defined as roadblocks to racial equality.
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman cancels performance over LGBT law
Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and the rock group Boston are among other musical performers who have canceled their shows due to the law.
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Opponents of NC’s anti-trans bathroom law try clever new strategy
Representative of several organizations and lawmakers held a news conference Monday.