North Carolina

CLAYTON, N.C. — A fire that gutted the home of a gay couple who had been victims of harassment for more than a year, is being investigated as arson, and possible hate crime.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A religious coalition known as the “People of Faith for Just Relationships” are pressing the city to do more for LGBT equality. The group of 25 local religious leaders led by the Reverend Joe Hoffman, has released a resolution calling for four specific protections.

A North Carolina state representative has said that HIV treatment should not be funded by the taxpayer for people who live “perverted lifestyles.”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioners in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as “sexual predators” in an email made public last week.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website.

A North Carolina County Commissioner known for his outspoken anti-gay views, has called gay people “sexual predators” in an e-mail to fellow Mecklenburg County Commissioners.

With Republicans taking the majority in the North Carolina General Assembly next year, social conservatives believe the Legislature may finally permit a vote on a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

More than 100 people gathered at a Raleigh, NC, shopping center on Sunday afternoon in a demonstration of support for a lesbian couple who were ejected from the property last week after a security guard witnessed them displaying an act of affection.

More than a year after disclosing he is gay, Clay Aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown of Raleigh, NC, reports the Raleigh News & Observer. This weekend, he will speak as part of the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas gala at the Raleigh Convention Center. HRC provided a speechwriter to help Aiken, […]

ASHEVILLE, NC — With the election of three new City Council members, Asheville will consider extending benefits to same-sex partners of city employees. On Friday, Councilman-elect Gordon Smith said he hopes to extend domestic partner benefits as one of his first priorities once new council members are sworn in December 8. A majority of incoming […]