University of Iowa makes 150 campus bathrooms gender-inclusive
IOWA CITY, Iowa (WQAD 8) — Gender inclusive restrooms are grabbing headlines nationwide and now they're coming to one of Iowa's public universities. The University of Iowa announced it will make nearly...
View ArticleHear Eddie Vedder's Powerful Speech on Pearl Jam's North Carolina Boycott
Hours after Pearl Jam announced they were canceling their Raleigh, North Carolina concert to protest the state's controversial "bathroom bill," Eddie Vedder delivered a powerful speech in front of...
View ArticleNorth Carolina loses college sports championships over 'bathroom' law
Sept 12 (Reuters) - The governing board for U.S. college athletics said on Monday it will move seven championship sporting events out of North Carolina to protest a state law it deems discriminatory to...
View ArticlePearl Jam cancels North Carolina show over new LGBT law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pearl Jam is canceling its concert in North Carolina later this month because of the state's new law on LGBT...
View ArticleSlipknot Blasts North Carolina Bathroom Law, Will Play There Anyway
Don’t worry, citizens of North Carolina; the bigotry of your elected officials won’t get in the way of enjoying the masked metal mayhem of Slipknot. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and his bandmates...
View ArticleForeign Office warns LGBT tourists of North Carolina and Mississippi travel
UK updates travel advice after states impose new laws condemned by campaigners as ‘anti-gay’...
View ArticleNorth Carolina fails to repeal bathroom bill
North Carolina legislators failed to repeal HB2, the controversial "bathroom bill," Wednesday night. The failure is a setback for Gov.-elect Roy Cooper, who had announced the imminent repeal of the law...
View ArticleProtesters arrested during North Carolina 'bathroom bill' demonstrations
(CNN)At least 54 protesters were arrested at the North Carolina state house in Raleigh Monday, as pro- and anti-LGBT rights demonstrators descended on the state capital to protest or support a...
View Article2 bands cancel North Carolina concerts over new LGBT law
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015, file photo, Eddie Vedder, of Pearl Jam, performs at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park in New York. Rock bands Pearl Jam and Boston are...
View ArticleNorth Carolina likely to repeal 'bathroom bill'
North Carolina is set to repeal its controversial so-called "bathroom bill." Governor-elect Roy Cooper said lawmakers decided to call a special session to discuss House Bill 2 after the city of...
View ArticleJustice Department Says Anti-Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ Violates U.S. Civil...
According to a CNN report, the Justice Department has weighed in on North Carolina’s controversial anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” officially known as HB2, and the news isn’t good for the state. The...
View ArticleMaroon 5 Cancels North Carolina Shows To Protest Anti-LGBT HB2
Maroon 5 just became the latest band to cancel upcoming shows in North Carolina, the move came in response to the state’s highly controversial HB2, otherwise known as the “bathroom bill.” HB2 has...
View ArticleMaroon 5 Joins Boycott of North Carolina Over Bathroom Law
Maroon 5 has joined the boycott of North Carolina to protest the state’s new anti-LGBT bathroom legislation, cancelling two upcoming shows in Charlotte and Raleigh. “This was a difficult decision for...
View ArticleBeyonce Speaks Out Against North Carolina Bathroom Bill Before Concert
Beyonce has dabbled into the debate about North Carolina’s HB2 law that requires transgender people to use public restrooms that correspond to their sex at birth. Unlike a few other musicians,...
View ArticleMore concerts cancelled over transgender law
US rock bands Pearl Jam and Boston have cancelled shows in North Carolina over a new state law they call discriminatory against transgender people, the groups said on Monday. The cancellations...
View ArticleMore concert cancellations over transgender law
US rock bands Pearl Jam and Boston have cancelled shows in North Carolina over a new state law they call discriminatory against transgender people, the groups said on Monday. The cancellations...
View ArticleNCAA relocates 7 events pulled from NC due to LGBT law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA relocated its men's basketball regional tournament to Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday after withdrawing the event from Greensboro, North Carolina, because of that...
View ArticleMore Than 50 Arrested in North Carolina During Protests of Anti-LGBT Law
Dozens of people were arrested outside the North Carolina statehouse in Raleigh during a protest against the state’s anti-LGBT law House Bill 2 (HB2). Thousands of opponents of HB2—referred to by many...
View ArticleThe big political battle over transgender people in bathrooms, explained
Bathrooms have become a major political battleground in America. Just consider what happened on Wednesday, May 4, alone. The Department of Justice told North Carolina that its anti-LGBTQ law was in...
View ArticleAnti-transgender bathroom hysteria, explained
Bathrooms have become a major political battleground in America. On Monday, May 9, North Carolina officials sued the Obama administration to defend the state's anti-transgender bathroom law, meaning...
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