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LGBTQ+ groups band together to challenge school district over Don’t Say Gay policies
The law passed in August has created “a hostile educational environment” for LGBTQ+ kids.
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Democrats invest early in state legislature races where abortion and LGBTQ+ rights are on the line
Not to mention voting rights.
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Nine-year-old trans boy sues North Carolina over gender-affirming care ban
The young boy is terrified to go through puberty in the wrong body.
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North Carolina senate passes “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would out trans kids to their families
The bill would also ban books and potentially cost the state a multi-billion dollar backlash.
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Religious right activist suspected of sabotaging electrical grid to stop drag show
An anti-LGBTQ+ activist claimed to “know why” 45,000 people lost power during the drag show she asked people to protest. But did she?
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Gay Gov. Jared Polis orders Colorado not to help other states’ abortion investigations
North Carolina’s governor signed a similar order.
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North Carolina baker claps back at Don’t Say Gay bill with sweet treat
“I’m really in disbelief and I really wanted to do something that spoke back to them.”
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North Carolina’s Lt. Governor refuses to resign after calling LGBTQ people “filth”
“It doesn’t matter to me what the definition of hate speech is,” Mark Robinson responded to calls for his resignation. “I said what I said, and I believe what I said. Many people across the state feel the same way.”
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North Carolina Lt. Governor claims teachers are promoting “cutting off male genitalia” to kids
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson stormed out of the legislature when people questioned why his task force on “critical race theory” ended up attacking trans-inclusive books and CNN articles.
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After years of delay & billions of dollars, Charlotte NC finally passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination law
Republicans launched a culture war over the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance in 2016 and the religious right has been focusing on transgender people ever since.