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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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North Dakota considers bill banning sexual orientation discrimination
Protections based on gender identity are not included in the legislation.
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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
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Ben Carson: No ‘extra rights’ for LGBT people if he becomes HUD Secretary
“Extra rights means you get to redefine everything for everybody else. That doesn’t seem very fair to me.”
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Gay teacher sues over firing from North Carolina Catholic high school
Lonnie Billard has sued a Roman Catholic school for firing him after he announced his wedding to a man.
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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“If it’s repealed I think I know what the answer would be with our presidents,” the commissioner said.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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Will 2017 be the year of ‘religious freedom’ laws?
As Republicans prepare to wreak havoc on the federal government, activists are bracing themselves for what they expect to be an all out assault on LGBTQ rights.
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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.