/tags/hb2 HB2 en-US Copyright Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:01:29 GMT /news/2021-07-27/charlotte-unveils-new-legal-and-employment-protections-for-lgbtq-community-5-years-after-hb2 Charlotte City Council is scheduled to discuss new legal protections for LGBTQ residents on Aug. 2. A final vote on the expanded ordinance a week later on Aug. 9. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:01:29 GMT /news/2021-07-27/charlotte-unveils-new-legal-and-employment-protections-for-lgbtq-community-5-years-after-hb2 Steve Harrison /law/2021-01-12/hillsborough-is-first-nc-town-to-pass-more-lgbtq-protections-since-ban-expired Updated: Jan. 14, 2021. 12:10 p.m.Hillsborough is the first North Carolina municipality to pass an ordinance to protect its LGBTQ residents from… Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:59:38 GMT /law/2021-01-12/hillsborough-is-first-nc-town-to-pass-more-lgbtq-protections-since-ban-expired Mitchell Northam /news/2020-12-02/2017-ban-on-local-lgbt-ordinances-ends-in-north-carolina A three-and-a-half-year ban on new local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT rights in North Carolina expired Tuesday, prompting gay rights groups to urge… Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:07:44 GMT /news/2020-12-02/2017-ban-on-local-lgbt-ordinances-ends-in-north-carolina Associated Press /politics/2019-12-19/mccrory-wont-run-for-nc-governor-will-consider-senate-bid Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced Thursday that he won't try to recapture his old office in 2020, but will continue to consider a U.S.… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:55:43 GMT /politics/2019-12-19/mccrory-wont-run-for-nc-governor-will-consider-senate-bid Associated Press /news/2019-07-23/settlement-expands-transgender-restroom-rights-in-nc A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North… Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:56:41 GMT /news/2019-07-23/settlement-expands-transgender-restroom-rights-in-nc Associated Press /politics/2019-03-28/nc-democrats-seek-to-pass-historic-lgbtq-protections Democrats in the state legislature have filed a slate of bills that civil rights advocates are calling historic.The bills have no Republican sponsors, and… Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:30:24 GMT /politics/2019-03-28/nc-democrats-seek-to-pass-historic-lgbtq-protections Rusty Jacobs /business-economy/2019-03-07/ban-on-nc-trips-cramps-ny-state-college-athletes Opposition lawmakers urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday to reconsider his ban on New York state-funded travel to North Carolina, so a group of state… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:40:20 GMT /business-economy/2019-03-07/ban-on-nc-trips-cramps-ny-state-college-athletes Associated Press /news/2018-10-17/greensboro-ranked-most-lgbtq-inclusive-city-in-nc The Human Rights Campaign recently ranked more than 500 U.S. cities for how inclusive they are to LGBTQ people, and Greensboro took the top ranking in… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:51:54 GMT /news/2018-10-17/greensboro-ranked-most-lgbtq-inclusive-city-in-nc Liz Schlemmer /law/2018-06-25/judge-questions-whether-bathroom-bill-fight-should-proceed Updated 4:20 p.m. A federal judge said Monday he was "at a loss" to understand how transgender North Carolinians are being harmed by a compromise law that… Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:34:41 GMT /law/2018-06-25/judge-questions-whether-bathroom-bill-fight-should-proceed Associated Press /arts-culture/2018-05-14/after-hb2-one-advocates-fight-for-trans-rights-is-far-from-over Candis Cox was working as a representative with American Airlines at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport when she was thrust into the role of… Mon, 14 May 2018 16:40:41 GMT /arts-culture/2018-05-14/after-hb2-one-advocates-fight-for-trans-rights-is-far-from-over Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio