North 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 ArticleNCAA pulls 7 postseason events out of NC due to LGBT law
Basketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games along with several other championship events due to a state law that some say can lead to...
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 ArticleAnimal Collective Release Two Live Albums To Combat North Carolina's...
Different bands are taking different routes to combat North Carolina's controversial anti-LGBT "bathroom bill." For psychedelic warriors Animal Collective the route is by releasing live albums to raise...
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 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 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 ArticleNorth Carolina's governor planted questions from fake reporters to avoid...
North Carolina has suffered major fallout over its controversial "bathroom law" that could lead to anti-LGBT discrimination — and Gov. Pat McCrory's team is trying to avoid questions about it. At a...
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 ArticleDeep Divide Stops Effort to Repeal North Carolina's Controversial 'Bathroom...
A supposedly bipartisan deal to repeal North Carolina's anti-LGBT law collapsed when both sides balked and started blaming each other, likely meaning their state will keep being shunned by...
View ArticleArtists with N.C. tours: Skip out or speak out?
For touring artists opposed to North Carolina’s “bathroom bill,” a complicated question looms: To boycott or not to boycott? Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Ani DiFranco and author Sherman Alexie are...
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 Article3 more states are proposing 'bathroom bills' that critics are calling...
Museum manager Jeff Bell adheres informative backing to gender neutral signs in the 21C Museum Hotel public restrooms on May 10, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Lawmakers in three states have filed...
View ArticleMumford & 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 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 ArticleUniversity 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 Article