Across North Carolina, LGBTQ folks and allies have been organizing all year to support the passage of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances at the local level. And in three days we’ll have our chance to make our …
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In Important Victory for Transgender Students’ Safety and Privacy, North Carolina Will Default to Students’ Preferred Name for School Records
This week the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced an upcoming update to its student information system that will better protect the safety and privacy of transgender students in North Carolina. In North Carolina, …
Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill to Take Up LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinances, First in North Carolina Since HB142 Sunset
Next week, local elected leaders in Hillsborough, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill will discuss ordinances that would extend nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people in key areas, including employment, housing, and public spaces. The ordinances make these …
Key Prong of House Bill 142 Sunsets, Clearing the Path for Local Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ North Carolinians
Today, one prong of North Carolina’s House Bill 142 officially sunsets, ending a years-long moratorium that blocked cities and towns in the state from protecting their LGBTQ residents through local nondiscrimination ordinances. North Carolina is …
This Week: Two Events Focused on LGBTQ Equality, Racial Injustice, and Voting in North Carolina
June has been a busy time, to say the least. For weeks the country has been engaging in a deepened and long overdue conversation about racial injustice, police brutality, and the importance of dismantling white …
As Transgender Students Experience Increased Privacy Risks During COVID-19 Pandemic, 300+ Youth Advocates in North Carolina Urge State Superintendent to Take Action
Today, 300 educators, administrators, parents, and students in North Carolina submitted a letter to State Superintendent Mark Johnson urging him to direct the NC Department of Public Instruction to take action that would protect the …
This World AIDS Day, Let’s Work Toward Change for North Carolinians Living with HIV
NOTE: This opinion piece was written by William Torres Fuentes, who lives in Wake County, NC. We’ve known for years now that the South is the modern-day epicenter of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States, …
Tuesday and Wednesday: Events in Western NC and Upstate SC for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Over the past year in the United States, at least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed. Ninety-one percent of these people were black transgender women, and sixty-eight percent lived in Southern states. …
Hundreds of Messages of Support for Transgender Students Pour In After Anti-LGBTQ Action in North Carolina School
Last week the Campaign for Southern Equality put out a call for messages of support for trans and non-binary students at North Buncombe High School in Buncombe County, NC. The day before, a small group …
Send a Message of Love and Support to Trans Students in Buncombe County
Today a small group of students at North Buncombe High School in Buncombe County, NC coordinated a protest that sent a negative message about transgender students and school guidelines on how to respect all students’ …