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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.