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Bias Watch
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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.
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News (USA)
North Carolina Republicans propose ban on gender-affirming care for young adults up to age 21
State employees would have to report young people’s “gender non-conformity” to parents if the bill passes.
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News (USA)
North Carolina’s ban on LGBTQ rights ordinances has expired & cities are ready to pass new ones
Some cities are already looking at expanding their local nondiscrimination ordinances to include LGBTQ protections.
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Transgender people in North Carolina just won a victory against HB2 in court
A lawsuit in North Carolina ended part of the state’s infamous bathroom bill.
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Politics
The extremist behind North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom law is running for the House
He’s also an investor in the favorite social media platform for neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Go figure.
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News (USA)
Tennessee moves forward on anti-trans bills, while LGBTQ adoption ban stalls
Two bills related to transgender bathroom use advanced in the state that advocates say will lead to “harassment of transgender people.”
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News (USA)
You can’t get a restraining order against your same-sex partner in this southern state
North Carolina law says that restraining orders are for “persons of opposite sex” in a relationship.
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News (USA)
Republicans found an easy way around their midterm losses: cheat
Republicans are trying to nullify election results in three states and, in one race, resorted to what looks like outright election fraud to hold onto power.