Tag: Equality North Carolina
Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Failure to address DOJ concerns jeopardises billions in federal funding.
HRC and Equality North Carolina Blast NC Special Session to Overturn Charlotte Ordinance
At $42,000 a day, lawmakers seem hell-bent on burning tax dollars and stripping local control from Charlotte and its leaders.
Charlotte City Council Approves Non-Discrimination Ordinance Establishing Local LGBT Protections
Last night, TurnOut! Charlotte, a partnership of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Equality North Carolina, and MeckPAC, hailed the leadership and vision of the Charlotte City Council for voting to advance city-wide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in public accommodations, vehicles for hire, and in government contracting. The ordinance passed by a vote of 7 to 4 with the strong support of newly-elected Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who has been a leading voice for the ordinance in her campaign and since she’s taken office.
HRC, Equality North Carolina and MeckPAC Celebrate Pro-Equality Majority Elected to Charlotte City C
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Equality North Carolina and MeckPAC congratulated the seven pro-equality candidates who won their Charlotte City Council elections this evening, clearing the way for consideration of a LGBT non-discrimination ordinance.
HRC to North Carolina Rep. Larry Brown: Apologize for Your Hateful and Extremist Statements
Yesterday in an interview with the Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolina State Representative Larry Brown said “the government should not spend money to treat adults with HIV or AIDS who ‘caused it by the way they live.”