Tag: anti-LGBT
Donald Trump ’s ‘States’ Rights’ Policy Assertion on Transgender Students Dangerous, Reckless
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after Donald Trump declined yesterday morning to support the Obama Administration’s important announcement that school districts should ensure that transgender students are treated with dignity and allowed equal access to facilities, such as restrooms, consistent with their gender identity.
North Carolina Chamber to LGBT Community: You Don’t Deserve Full Equality
North Carolina Chamber of Commerce ignores overwhelming outcry from business community as 200+ CEOs and major business leaders now call for repeal of HB 2.
Russia’s Sergey Lazarev booed when he entered the Eurovision stage tonight
Even that Russia won a ticket to the Eurovision Grand Final, tonight in the first Eurovision semi-final – Sergey Lazarev got booed when he entered the Eurovision stage tonight in the first of two semi-finals.
HRC Hails Suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
Advocates say #NoMoore, HRC delivered 28,000 petitions to the Ethics Commission from members calling for Moore’s removal. No stranger to ethics complaints, Moore was removed from office in 2003 for similarly defying a federal court order.
3 Weeks Later: Gov. McCrory & NC Assembly Leadership Have Still Not Fulfilled Open Records Request
Behind-the-scenes communications with anti-LGBT activists on plot to pass HB 2 have still not been released.
ANDDOS supports Springsteen in his fight against discrimination
ANDDOS, Italian Association against sexual orientation discrimination (73 clubs in 15 regions of Italy, 177.000 members), praises Bruce Springsteen: he has canceled a show in North Carolina to protest the state’s recently-passed Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, an anti-LGBT law known as the bathroom bill.