Tag: North Carolina
New NC DHHS leader urges FDA to end «discriminatory» blood donation policy for gay men
North Carolina’s top health official, joined by public health leaders from eight other states and the District of Columbia, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to lift a three-month waiting period for gay men who are sexually active to donate blood.
Victory! EEOC Finds Evidence of Job Discrimination by Walmart Against TLDEF Client in North Carolina
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund has secured a victory before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on behalf of a transgender woman who endured employment discrimination at a Sam’s Club store in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
North Carolina repeals LGBTQ bathroom law
Previous law required transgender people to use the restroom that matched their birth gender.
‘Nashville’ returns with transgender actress, new plot lines
The new season of “Nashville” starts with traditional songs rooted in gospel and folk music rather than big production country songs.
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.