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Cult leader gets life in prison for murder of 4-year-old he thought was gay
DURHAM, N.C. — The former leader of a polygamist cult in North Carolina has been sentenced to two life terms for the shooting deaths of a 4-year-old boy he believed to be gay and a woman who sought to leave.
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Bill preventing UNC gender-neutral housing returns
RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.
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Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates
RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care initially scheduled to be voted on in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday was taken off the calendar and sent back to the Judiciary Committee.
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Duke University to offer health insurance coverage for transgender students
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University has announced it will begin offering student health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery. The university joins a handful of other institutions offering similar coverage, though the University of North Carolina System currently does not.
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Nominee with anti-gay record confirmed to N.C. state Board of Education
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday confirmed six appointments to the state Board of Education, despite an objection raised by Democrats who said one nominee had offended gays with a vote on a bullying measure.
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N.C. lawmakers introduce bills to protect LGBT state workers
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state lawmakers have introduced bills that would extend non-discrimination protections to LGBT state employees.
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Screaming youngster tells gay friendly church they are going to hell, gays are worthy of death
In a scene reminiscent of a Westboro (“God hates fags”) protest, parishioners at a gay friendly Methodist church in Winston-Salem, N.C., were the target of a wailing youngster and his faceless, off-camera adult coach, who screamed at them as they left Easter services to tell them they were going to hell and that gays are worthy of death.
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U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina says she supports marriage equality
RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, one of the few Democratic senators who had not previously come out in support of same-sex marriage, said Wednesday that she now supports marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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Buncombe County, N.C. approves domestic partner benefits
Buncombe County, N.C., commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday to begin offering health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of county employees.
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N.C. church will no longer officiate weddings until gay couples can marry
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Methodist church in Winston-Salem, N.C., said it will no longer perform marriages for heterosexual couples until United Methodist pastors are allowed to officiate at marriages for same-sex couples.