Tag: North Carolina
Joint statement regarding destruction of Hurricane Sandy and LGBT families
Recently, we have seen massive destruction across the eastern United States as a result of Hurricane Sandy and winter storms. But in the midst of this tragedy we have also seen a tremendous outpouring of support and generosity within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
N.C. Rep.: Matthew Shepard Hate Crime a “Hoax”
The federal LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes bill passed in the House yesterday, but Republican representative Virginia Foxx of North Carolina took to the House floor to offer her two cents, saying Matthew Shepard’s death, while unfortunate, wasn’t a hate crime – it was a hoax.