Alabama Escalates Culture War by Passing Anti-LGBT Bathroom Ordinance
In Oxford, Alabama, you could spend six months in jail for using a bathroom that doesn't match the gender listed on your birth certificate. On Tuesday, the city council of Oxford, Alabama, voted...
View ArticleEducation secretary calls for repeal of 2 transgender laws
Education Secretary John B. King Jr. said Monday that laws in North Carolina and Mississippi that restrict the rights of transgender Americans are hateful and should be repealed. Asked about the laws...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Music Lovers Tell Us Why They're Happy Artists Are Boycotting...
“'Keep the men out of the ladies’ rooms!'” That’s 33-year-old North Carolinian Aaron Fitt impersonating the pearl-clutching right-wingers of his state. Their support of the month-old “bathroom bill”...
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 ArticleCharlotte mayor meets with N Carolina lawmakers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on disagreements over a North Carolina law that limits transgender people to using the public restroom aligned with their biological sex and governments in passing their...
View ArticleAlabama Escalates Culture War by Passing Anti-LGBT Bathroom Ordinance
In Oxford, Alabama, you could spend six months in jail for using a bathroom that doesn't match the gender listed on your birth certificate. On Tuesday, the city council of Oxford, Alabama, voted...
View ArticleUS sues North Carolina over transgender bathroom law
RALEIGH, N.C. — A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina over the state's new bathroom law. In unusually forceful...
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 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: ACLU: Don't enforce transgender bathroom bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on developments surrounding North Carolina's LGBT law (all times local): 12:45 p.m. The American Civil Liberties Union wants a federal judge to keep authorities from...
View ArticleNorth Carolina, US sue each other over transgender bathroom law
RALEIGH, N.C. — A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when North Carolina and the federal government sued each other over the state's new bathroom law. "This is not a North...
View ArticleNorth Carolina, US sue each other transgender bathroom law
RALEIGH, N.C. — A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when North Carolina and the federal government sued each other over the state's new bathroom law. "This is not a North...
View ArticleBeyonce says get in formation – against the bathroom bill
The Queen has spoken, and she does not approve of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill. Beyonce released a statement on House Bill 2 as she performed Tuesday in Raleigh. “As the Formation World Tour makes...
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...
View ArticleMusicians trade in boycotts for activism to fight North Carolina's 'bathroom...
Animal Collective, Mumford and Sons and Duran Duran among performers who have turned concerts in state into fundraisers as part of NC Needs You movement...
View ArticleTexas Governor Greg Abbot Says Obama ‘Not A King,’ Vows To Fight Against...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott isn’t backing down when it comes to keeping transgender citizens from using the bathroom they identify with. It’s been a hot-button issue ever since North Carolina passed...
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 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 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 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...
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