Watch: Samantha Bee on “Potty Prefect” McCrory

By Ashley R. Lierman On her show Full Frontal, Samantha Bee was another commentator to tear into North Carolina’s recent transphobic law House Bill 2. Her shaming of Governor Pat McCrory as “potty prefect” of the state came as part of a larger piece on how moderate and liberal voter apathy in the 2010 election […]

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EU says North Carolina’s HB-2 violates UN treaty

By John Mack Freeman The European Union has issued a statement urging the state of North Carolina to reconsider the anti-GLBT law HB-2. Via The News and Observer: A statement posted on the EU website from spokeswoman Catherine Ray says the laws “discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons” and “contravene the International Covenant […]

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Watch: Samantha Bee on “Potty Prefect” McCrory

By Ashley R. LIerman On her show Full Frontal this week, Samantha Bee was another commentator to tear into North Carolina’s recent transphobic law House Bill 2. Her shaming of Governor Pat McCrory as “potty prefect” of the state came as part of a larger piece on how moderate and liberal voter apathy in the […]

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Justice Department says North Carolina’s HB-2 violates Civil Rights Act

By John Mack Freeman The United States Justice Department issued a letter to the state of North Carolina this week informing them that the state’s anti-GLBT law commonly known as HB-2 was a violation of the Civil Rights Act’s ban on discrimination on the basis of sex. The letter gave the state until Monday, May […]

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The Little Gadfly: The terribly important issue of… toilets.

By A. Faulkner North Carolina’s HB2 has been all over the news the past few weeks.  Even with my less-than-stellar news habits, I couldn’t help but pick up strings of conversation.  I was confused though.  It all seemed to be boiling down to a debate about whether letting people self-select the silhouette with the skirt […]

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North Carolina conferences continue to pull out over anti-GLBT law

By John Mack Freeman Despite a continuing press offensive by Governor Pat McCrory, organizations and businesses are continuing to cancel conferences or reconsider plans to host events in North Carolina. This week, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation cancelled a potential 7 year contract in Asheville that would have been worth $1.5 million annually because of […]

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From the Chair: At the Table

By Peter D. Coyl Recently ALA has taken a stand on a number of pieces of legislation that affect the GLBT community including Georgia and North Carolina.  In the case of Georgia, the GLBTRT was invited to help draft and co-sign a letter with ALA President Sari Feldman and in the case of North Carolina, with […]

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ALSC cancels 2016 National Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina in response to HB 2

Via press release The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, voted today to cancel its 2016 National Institute scheduled for September in Charlotte, N.C. The cancellation is a response to the passage last month of North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security […]

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North Carolina continues to suffer backlash due to anti-GLBT law

By John Mack Freeman It has not been a good month to be North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. Last month, he signed into law HB 2 that, among other things, stripped cities of their rights to develop protections for GLBT people and that also blocked trans people from using public restrooms that align with their gender […]

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ALA President, ALSC President, and GLBTRT Chair Urge North Carolina Governor to Repeal HB2

Via press release Today American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Andrew Medlar and ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Chair Peter Coyl released a joint letter to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory recommending that he urge repeal of the Public Facilities Privacy & Security […]

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