Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Advances In Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The next generation of North Carolina’s highly controversial HB2 could become law in Tennessee, along with a sweeping slate of anti-LGBTQ bills. Tennessee lawmakers…
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NCLR: NCAA Threw in Towel on Standing up to LGBTQ Discrimination
SAN FRANCISCO—Today, the NCAA (The National Collegiate Athletic Association) Board of Governors issued its position on recent revisions to North Carolina’s HB2, the controversial law…
Game Over for McCrory: NC Elects Roy Cooper
RALEIGH, N.C.—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina hailed Governor-Elect Roy Cooper’s victory—which crossed the crucial 10,000 vote mark today—and called on…
Creep of the Week: North Carolina’s Biggest Bigot is Pat McCrory
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Hey, remember that anti-gay law in North Carolina, HB2 (which stands for “hate & bull$hit”)? Well gosh darn, the whole…
Women’s Org. Praises NBA Move of All-Star Game from NC Over Anti-LGBT Law
Due to the discriminatory North Carolina anti-LGBT law the NBA move became a reality Yesterday, the NBA announced that they would be pulling the 2017 All-Star…
More Bad News for North Carolina: Maroon 5 Cancels Upcoming Shows in the State
The Multi-platinum and Grammy Award winning group, Maroon 5, recently announced that they’ll be canceling their upcoming show in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, according…
LGBTQ Rights Battle Wages on Across the Nation
By: Michael Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— Only four months into a new year, 2016 is shaping up to be a pivotal turning point for LGBTQ rights…
[Update] Boston City Council Passes Ordinance Prohibiting City-Sponsored Travel to North Carolina
BOSTON, Mass.—Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim decisively sided with equality when he sponsored an ordinance to ban city-sponsor travel to North Carolina last Friday. Today,…
West Palm Beach Mayor Places Travel Ban on City-Funded Trips to North Carolina
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—In the wake of North Carolina’s enactment of HB2, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio became the first mayor in Florida to…