Mumford & Sons Hates North Carolina’s ‘Transgender Bathroom Bill,’ Band...
Mumford & Sons is performing in North Carolina tonight, April 14, and the band will donate the profits to a local LGBT organization, reports Fortune. This is in response to North Carolina’s recent...
View ArticleNC governor wants part of rights law changed but most intact
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday that he wants to change part of a new law that prevents people from suing over employment discrimination in state court, and he...
View ArticleJimmy Buffett Says He’ll Play in North Carolina Despite ‘Stupid Law’
Jimmy Buffett wrote in a blog post Tuesday that he plans to play his concerts in Raleigh and Charlotte despite disagreeing with the new North Carolina law that requires people to use bathrooms that...
View ArticleNorth Carolina reels from business backlash to anti-LGBT law
Raleigh’s convention center has lost $2.4m of bookings and big names in music are staying away from the state despite the governor’s attempt to backpedal...
View ArticleGovernor wants parts of North Carolina rights law changed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he wants to change a new state law that prevents people from suing over discrimination in state court, but he's not challenging a...
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 ArticleNorth Carolina Anti-LGBT Bill May Cost State Federal Funding
Just days after Mississippi passed what’s been called “the worst and most sweeping anti-LGBT legislation in the United States, North Carolina’s new anti-LGBT bill may end up costing the state Federal...
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 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 ArticlePearl Jam, Boston cancel North Carolina concerts over new LGBT law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two rock bands have become the latest to cancel concerts in North Carolina because of the state's new law on...
View ArticleTarget’s Transgender Bathroom Policy Boycott Grows, #BoycottTarget Is Born
Target’s new transgender bathroom policy has thrust the retail into the national spotlight. Being the first retailer to officially weight in on the transgender bathroom subject, Target has set itself...
View ArticleDonald Trump Says Trans People Should ‘Use The Bathroom They Feel Is...
Donald Trump made a very un-Republican statement about transgender bathroom use during an April 21 town-hall appearance in Manhattan. The event was hosted by NBC’s “Today” at the Rockefeller Center,...
View ArticleMusicians ask: To boycott, or not to boycott North Carolina over HB2?
Steve Eisenstadt of Raleigh goes to a lot of concerts, probably scores of them per year. But his 2016 total might be down from years past, thanks to artists boycotting North Carolina over House Bill 2....
View ArticleCountry superstar Garth Brooks to play Raleigh's PNC Arena
Steve Eisenstadt of Raleigh goes to a lot of concerts, probably scores of them per year. But his 2016 total might be down from years past, thanks to artists boycotting North Carolina over House Bill 2....
View ArticleNorth Carolina LGBT law spurs demonstrations, arrests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Demonstrations encircled North Carolina's statehouse Monday, for and against a Republican-backed law curtailing protections for LGBT people and limiting public bathroom access for...
View ArticleAnti-LGBT law sparks protests in North Carolina, with dozens arrested
What some call ‘Hate Bill 2’ blocks protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and directs which restrooms transgender people can use...
View ArticleRaw Video: HB2converge on Legislative Building
Hundreds of supporters of a new North Carolina law that limits LGBT rights rallied downtown Monday to defend it against what pastors and Republican lawmakers said were lies churned into a smear...
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 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 ArticleNCAA Threatens to Pull Basketball Tournament From North Carolina
The NCAA may revoke hosting honors for the men’s basketball tournament from North Carolina following the state’s passage of House Bill 2, which many consider anti-LGBT legislation. On Wednesday, the...
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