North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has conceded his loss to his Democratic opponent after initially refusing to step aside in the very close race. Governor McCrory became known for his anti-LGBTI platform, signing the controversial HB2 bathroom bill which prevented trans people from using the bathroom aligned to their gender and allowed discrimination against LGBTI […]
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6 Dec 2016 /
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Democratic representatives in North Carolina have filed a bill to repeal the state’s controversial anti-LGBT law known as HB2. HB2, officially named ‘An Act to Provide for Single-sex Multiple Occupancy Bathroom and Changing Facilities in Schools and Public Agencies and to Create Statewide Consistency in Regulation of Employment and Public Accommodations‘, bans local government from […]
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27 Apr 2016 |
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♦ United Methodist Church prepare to debate same-sex marriage ♦ North Carolina UMC leaders rail against discriminatory policy A pastor and a bishop held a secret wedding for a gay couple in North Carolina over the weekend as an act of “civil disobedience.” Pastor Val Rosenquist and Bishop Melvin Talbert officiated the marriage of long-time parishioner Jim Wilborne […]
Tags: Alabama, bishop melvin talbert, charlotte, God, HB 2, HB2, jim wilborne, john romano, love, marriage equality, martin luther king jr, north carolina, pastor val rosenquist, Protest, Same Sex Marriage, UMC, united methodist church
26 Apr 2016 |
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♦ North Carolina’s discriminatory laws criticised by Duran Duran ♦ Pearl Jam have cancelled their upcoming show in protest ♦ HB2 described as “despicable legislation’ by Pearl Jam Musicians continue to draw attention to North Carolina’s laws which allow LGBTI people to be discriminated against. The law that was quickly passed last month forces transgender people to […]
Tags: Bisexual, Duran Duran, gay, grunge, HB2, Intersex, jeremy, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, north carolina, Pearl Jam, Simon Le Bon, transgender
19 Apr 2016 |
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‘Community’ star Joel McHale has donated the proceeds from a recent North Carolina stand-up show to the local LGBTIQ centre. The host of ‘The Soup’ performed at Durham Performing Arts Centre wearing a LGBTQ-themed shirt he fashioned himself. McHale opened his set with a condemnation of North Carolina’s new “f*cking crazy” anti-LGBT law, ‘HB 2’. […]
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12 Apr 2016 |
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The Wizard of Oz’s spiritual companion musical ‘Wicked’ will no longer be performed in North Carolina as composer Stephen Schwartz moves to boycott the state over new anti-LGBT laws. The new law signed by Governor Pat McCrory allows for LGBTIQ people to be fired, refused service or evicted on the basis of their sexual orientation, […]
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5 Apr 2016 |
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