North Carolina's Anti-LGBT 'Bathroom Bill' Is Flushing the State's Music...
With Pearl Jam and Boston joining Bruce Springsteen in cancelling their respective North Carolina shows in protest of the state’s controversial Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2) law --...
View ArticleMcCrory responds to US 4th Circuit rules for transgender teen in Va. bathroom...
A transgender teen persuaded the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that banning him from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school in rural Virginia is a case that should be heard in court. The...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's anti-LGBT law could cost the state millions in lost revenue
State’s tourism officials say the economic losses have quadrupled in the past week as the city of Raleigh has already lost $3m...
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 ArticlePearl Jam Cancel North Carolina Concert Over 'Despicable' HB2 Law
Pearl Jam are the latest musical act to cancel their concert in the North Carolina after the introduction of a controversial law that many deem anti-transgender. The rock group were due to perform in...
View ArticleFather John Misty to Donate NC Show Proceeds
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Singer Father John Misty isn't joining the list of musicians boycotting performances in North Carolina over the recently passed anti-LGBT bathroom bill, but he...
View ArticleNorth Carolina, Mississippi’s Anti-Gay Laws Prompt UK Warnings to Citizens...
If North Carolina and Mississippi’s anti-LGBT laws weren’t embarrassing enough, they’re now prompting travel warnings from other countries. On Wednesday, the United Kingdom issued a warning to...
View ArticleUK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws
The UK government has warned gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi. "The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes toward...
View ArticleFather John Misty Rails Against 'Bulls--t' N. Carolina 'Bathroom Bill'
Father John Misty, the folk singer-songwriter whose real name is Josh Tillman, tells Rolling Stone that he will donate the proceeds of his April 27th show at the Fillmore Charlotte in Charlotte, North...
View ArticleUK issues travel warning about anti-LGBT laws in U.S. states
(CNN)North Carolina and Mississippi's controversial new laws affecting LGBT rights are already threatening to cost the U.S. states millions in lost business and tourism. That situation could be set to...
View ArticleTarget Takes Stand Amid ‘Bathroom Bill’ Controversy, Welcomes Transgenders
The controversial “Bathroom Bill” has been the talk of many, and now, Target has taken a stand in support of the transgender community. On March 23, Governor Pat McCrory of North Carolina signed a bill...
View ArticleAppeals ruling threatens key provision of North Carolina law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina legislative leader said Wednesday he doesn't see the need to repeal or revise a law that limits protections for the LGBT community. At a news conference on the...
View ArticleTop lawmaker: North Carolina rights law will stay in place
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina legislative leader said Wednesday he doesn't see the need to repeal or revise a law that limits protections for the LGBT community. At a news conference on the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina governor refuses to reverse anti-LGBT law in executive order
Pat McCrory expands equal employment policy to include sexual orientation and gender and says he will ask lawmakers to restore right to sue over discrimination...
View ArticleGovernor wants to change, but not scrap, North Carolina law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Saying he received lots of "feedback and suggestions and opinions" about a law he signed that limits LGBT protections, North Carolina's governor has ordered anti-discrimination...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil joins boycott of North Carolina over transgender bathroom law
Cirque du Soleil has joined Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Bryan Adams and others in boycotting North Carolina over the state's controversial "bathroom" law that would affect transgender people. The...
View ArticleThe Latest: Venture capital firm now avoiding NC investments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on reaction to a new North Carolina law that limits LGBT protections in the state and prevents transgender people from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity...
View ArticleDueling rallies held over North Carolina LGBT rights law
RALEIGH, N.C. — Hundreds rallied Monday to defend a North Carolina law limiting protections for the LGBT community, using cheers and a booming public address system to drown out a smaller...
View ArticleICYMI: North Carolina’s Discriminatory H.B. 2 Threatens More Than Half...
(Source: North Carolina Democratic Party) North Carolina's Discriminatory H.B. 2 Threatens More Than Half Billion Dollars in Economic Activity By Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Sarah McBride, Laura E. Durso |...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen, Edward Norton and CrowdRise Up the Ante in Fight Against...
(Source: Human Rights Campaign) Rock star Bruce Springsteen, along with actor and CrowdRise co-founder Edward Norton, today upped the ante in support of efforts to repeal North Carolina's new anti-LGBT...
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