LGBTQ-Inclusive Ordinances Pass In NC
LGBTQ-Inclusive protections for people in Asheville, Durham, Greensboro, and Buncombe County are now officially in place and protecting the community from discrimination in private employment…
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North Carolina’s 1st LGBT Senior Co-Housing Under Construction
DURHAM, North Carolina—Village Hearth Senior Cohousing in Durham, North Carolina, the first LGBT Senior Cohousing Community in North America, is on course for occupancy in…
North Carolina Finally Protects LGBTQ Youth From Conversion Therapy
RALEIGH—Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order to protect vulnerable young people from conversion therapy, which seeks to change a young person’s…
Orgs. Sue NC Officials For Denying Health Care To Transgender Employees & Trans Children
GREENSBORO, NC—Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials today for discrimination in state employee…
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…
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…
Scapegoating vs. Solidarity: Codifying Discrimination & Second Class Citizenship
By treating citizens of this country in such a manner, the second class citizenship feeling develops By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— On Wednesday evening March…
NEPG: Almost One Year Out From Marriage Equality Victory and LGBT Rights Are Still in Danger
LGBT rights after Obergefell; Column published in the New England Pride Guide 2016 (NEPG) By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— June 26, 2015 was a historic day for…
It’s A Dangerous Time for Trans People and For the Country
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Politics. I know, I know, you’re probably sick to tears of reading about the topic. You came here to read about…
80+ Major CEOs, Business Leaders Demand NC Repeal Discriminatory & Radical New Anti-LGBT Law
WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the state organization working…
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…
[UPDATE] NC Gov. Signs Law Enacting the Worst LGBTQ Discrimination Legislation in the Country
Today, Equality Federation and many other organizations, are denouncing North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory for signing into law the most extreme, anti-LGBTQ legislation in the…
Lawmaker Wants to Change North Carolina’s LGBT-Inclusive Public Accommodations Ordinance
The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives, Tim Moore, wants to change an ordinance adopted by the Charlotte City Council in its LGBT-inclusive public…
Anti-LGBT Bills Introduced in 28 States: A Country Divided
The wave of anti-LGBT bills filed across the country continues to swell. As of today, lawmakers have introduced more than 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28…
Gay Veteran Dies After Being Set on Fire in Greensboro
By: Kelly Morris/A Collaboration from The Seattle Lesbian— After being hospitalized from an attack last weekend in a hotel, a gay veteran has passed away at Wake Forest…
Federal Gov. to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in 6 More States
Same-Sex Marriage Now Recognized in 32 States, Plus District of Columbia WASHINGTON—In the latest development following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline…
Out of Town: Asheville, North Carolina LGBT Places to Visit
By: Andrew Collins/Special to TRT— If you’ve been keeping up with the country’s most buzzed-about hipster destinations of late, you’ve probably heard Asheville mentioned in…
NC Gets a Unique Kind of Lawsuit Against Marriage Ban
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In a first of its kind lawsuit, a group of ministers filed a complaint in federal court Monday against North…
Anti-gay Church Attorneys Attempt to Threaten, Intimidate Gay Advocacy Group
SPINDALE, North Carolina — Faith In America today denounced an attempt by a legal firm representing an anti-gay church to threaten and intimidate the organization….
Creep of the Week: Charles L. “Let’s Get Rid of the Lesbians & Queers” Worley
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– It should be a surprise to no sentient being that by coming out in favor of marriage equality; President Obama…
Sex Scandal Involving the State Democratic Party Erupts in North Carolina
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Less than three weeks before voters in North Carolina go to the polls to cast a vote on same-sex marriage…