North Carolina - Equality NC policy director reacts to Biden lifting Trump ban on transgender people serving in military

Tim Pulliam

WTVD-TV

Raleigh, NC

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North Carolina - The history of LGBT protection efforts in North Carolina

Ben Thompson

WCNC

Cornelius, NC

(part of Mecklenburg county)

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Publix heiress paid for Trump rally preceding Capitol riots, WSJ reports ***BOYCOTT PUBLIX***

 

Publix store

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ezs note:  After what Publix tried to do to our Capitol, DON'T GIVE THEM A F***ING DIME.  Please, if you know anyone who lives in the following states, let them know.

states with Publix stores:  Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky

North Carolina - LGBTQ people can finally get domestic violence protections in NC, court rules

Will Doran

The Charlotte Observer

Raleigh, NC

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North Carolina - LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.'s 'bathroom bill' controversy

Dan Avery

NBC News

Mr. Dundon - if the North Carolina Legislature decides to punt (once again) on the "issue" of where transgender people should be allowed to pee, Hartford would welcome NHL hockey back with open arms. Go, "Brass Bonanza"!

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North Carolina - SPLC hate group map shows "Proud Boys" presence in NC

 Savannah Levins

WCNC

Proud Boys flag

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ezs note: North Carolinians - Although homophobia/transphobia is not mentioned specifically as a belief of the Proud Boys. these beliefs are more thoroughly mentioned in Wikipedia. You can find the Proud Boys article HERE.

North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - NC transgender students worried about being outed online during COVID-19 pandemic

T. Keung Hui
Raleigh News & Observer

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - Federal judge allows transgender discrimination lawsuit against North Carolina officials and universities to proceed

Ashely Monti
Jurist

Judge Lorretta Biggs

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North Carolina - Bars became a safe place during a decade of change for the N.C. LGBTQ+ community

Alice Bennett
The Daily Tar Heel

Raleigh, NC

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civil liberties - North Carolina transgender inmate moved to women's prison

AP
WLOS

Polkton, NC (center left)

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lead story - N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity

Jonathan Drew
CPTV

Old Fort, NC

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civil rights - Transgender woman arrested after bathroom dispute escalates in NC Denny's

AP
News Channel 12

Shelby, NC

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North Carolina - NC House bills opposing conversion therapy, HB2 remnants filed

Gary D. Robertson
wsoctv.tv

Asheville, NC

Thomas Wolfe house

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www.wsoctv.com

lead story - Transgender woman sexually assaulted in North Carolina bathroom

Press
USA Today

Raleigh, NC

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North Carolina - Once I Mentioned North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, Individuals Referred to as Me Loopy

Denis Montoya
Infosurhoy

Elizabethtown, NC

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North Carolina - N.C. Officials to Eliminate Health Benefits for Transgender Individuals

Press
The Carolinian

Greensboro, NC

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civil rights - Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court

Jonathan L. Drew
Tampa Bay Times

Federal Building, Raleigh, NC

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Raleigh, North Carolina

estimated transgender population:  2696*
(rounded up)

Raleigh, NC

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ezs note:  Let's remember Clarence E. Lightner, the first African-American man to serve as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

North Carolina - A year after the HB2 repeal, NC transgender students battle discrimination

Danielle Chemtob
The Daily Tar Heel

Sir Walter Raleigh, looking fabulous

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