Tag: Chris Sgro
New Polling Details Watershed Moment for LGBTQ Equality: HB 2 Led to McCrory’s Defeat
National survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner shows national majorities support Equality Act and marriage equality, polling also shows discriminatory HB 2 was the number one issue for North Carolina voters .
CIAA Moves Championships out of North Carolina as Fallout from Anti-LGBTQ HB 2 Law Continues
Last Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, praised the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) decision to stand up for the safety of the organisation’s employees, players, and fans by moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law. Eight of the CIAA’s 12 member schools are based in North Carolina.
HRC and Equality NC Release Statements on HB 2
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, rejected calls for Charlotte’s City Council to rescind a non-discrimination ordinance before any consideration is made of changes to HB 2, the vile law that has written anti-transgender discrimination into law and prevented local communities from passing their own LGBTQ non-discrimination measures.
ACC Follows NCAA Lead in Moving Championship Games Out of North Carolina Over Anti-LGBTQ HB 2 Law
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the Atlantic Coast Conference’s decision to stand up for the safety of its employees, players, and fans by moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law.
Equality NC and HRC to Pat McCrory: Repeal HB 2 and Apologise for Vile Attacks on NCAA
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the NCAA’s decision to stand up for LGBTQ equality and slammed Gov. Pat McCrory for sanctioning a series of attacks on the organisation rather than working to repeal HB 2.
NBA Stands up for LGBTQ Equality with All-Star Game Move, Citing Hostile Environment Created by HB 2
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the NBA’s decision to stand up to North Carolina lawmakers who refused to repeal HB 2 by pulling its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, NC.