New Boycotts Over Controversial North Carolina Law
Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON— Boycotts over North Carolina's "bathroom bill" law continued this week with the cancellation of concerts by two rock bands scheduled to play in the state. Rock band Pearl...
View ArticleAnti-transgender bathroom hysteria, explained
Bathrooms have become a huge political battleground in America. On Wednesday, the Trump administration took its first major anti-LGBTQ policy action — by rescinding a guidance that protected...
View ArticleDemi Lovato And Nick Jonas Cancel Concerts In North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT...
There has already been a growing number of musicians, bands, and celebrities who have voiced their opposition to North Carolina’s HB2 law, and now singers Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are also on that...
View ArticleUK issues travel warning to the US: Anti-LGBT sentiment in America's south
A travel warning issued by the UK is delivering some cautionary advice to British citizens wishing to travel to America’s south – no, it’s not the Zika virus, though it’s a similar fast-spreading...
View ArticleNCAA pulls men's basketball tournament games out of NC over LGBT 'bathroom law'
NDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to a state law that some say...
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 ArticleMaroon 5 cancel North Carolina shows over anti-LGBT bathroom law
Maroon 5 have become the latest band to cancel planned gigs in North Carolina, after the state passed an anti-LGBT law that forces transgender people to use the public bathroom of their sex at birth....
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 ArticleIn North Carolina, Musicians Face Off Against HB2
i North Carolinian Rhiannon Giddens, who opposes HB2, says she struggled with whether to speak out against the bill from stage: "How can I use my platform for good without jeopardizing everything so...
View ArticleACC latest blow for North Carolina governor's re-election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Pat McCrory frames the debate over North Carolina's law about transgender people and restrooms as one of common sense and safety and privacy. Yet try as he might, he can't...
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 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 ArticleTexas’ anti-transgender bathroom bill, explained
Texas’ lieutenant governor is leading the charge for a new bathroom bill — by touting a big myth. Last year, North Carolina Republicans passed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ law that, among other measures,...
View ArticleAnti-transgender bathroom hysteria, explained
Bathrooms have become a huge political battleground in America. On Wednesday, the Trump administration took its first major anti-LGBTQ policy action — by rescinding a guidance that protected...
View ArticleBathroom Bill To Cost N.C. $3.76B Over 12 Years, AP Reports
Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” isn’t hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: 'Bathroom bill' to cost North Carolina $3.76B
Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: Price tag of North Carolina's LGBT law: $3.76B
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s bathroom bill cost the state at least $3.7 billion, new...
A year after North Carolina enacted a law regulating transgender people’s use of public restrooms, sparking boycotts and costing the state jobs and sports events alike, a new analysis says the...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: Price tag of North Carolina's LGBT law: $3.76B
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost...
View ArticleAnalysis finds price tag of North Carolina's 'bathroom bill' is $3.76B
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in...
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