Chapel Hill Nonprofit Works To Make Sex Ed More Inclusive of LGBTQ Students
One Chapel Hill nonprofit is working to make sexuality education more LGBTQ inclusive for local high school students.
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Orange County Governments to Vote on LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Laws
Following the expiration of a three-year state ban blocking those protections, local governments in Orange County will consider adopting new safeguards against LGBTQ discrimination at their respective meetings this week.
Read MoreCourt: NC Domestic Violence Order Rule Harms LGBT People
Domestic violence protection orders issued by North Carolina judges to keep apart people in abusive or frightening dating relationships must be granted in same-sex cases as well, a divided state appeals court panel ruled...
Read MoreTown of Chapel Hill Leads State in LGBTQ Inclusion, Protections
According to a report recently issued by the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, the Town of Chapel Hill Chapel is trailblazing the way forward on LGBTQ inclusion despite lack of state-level protections.
Read MoreChapel Hill, Carrboro Score Highly for Support of LGBTQ Communities
Both towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro recently received high scores in the 2019 Municipal Equality Index. The index measures a town’s efforts in LGBTQ inclusion in terms of municipal law, policies and services. Many companies...
Read MoreDuke Student Senate Denies Christian Group Over LGBTQ Policy
Duke University’s student government has rejected a national Christian organization as an official student group because its policy excludes LGBTQ individuals from leadership positions. The Duke Chronicle reported that...
Read MoreHillsborough Commissioner Receives LGBTQ Honor
Hillsborough’s newest commissioner Matt Hughes was recently named a 2018 Victory Empowerment Fellow by the LGBTQ Victory Institute. Hughes, along with nine others, are considered by the LGBTQ Victory Institute to be...
Read MoreNew Rainbow Crosswalk Coming to Carrboro
Carrboro will install North Carolina’s first rainbow crosswalk in support of the LGBTQ community. The crosswalk, which will replace a preexisting crosswalk on East Main Street, will also include a black and brown stripe to...
Read MoreChapel Hill Joins LGBT Cake Shop Discrimination Supreme Court Brief
Chapel Hill leadership has joined an amicus brief filed in a case before the United States Supreme Court over LGBTQ discrimination by a Colorado bake shop. Mayor Pam Hemminger, after receiving support from the Town Council,...
Read MoreNorth Carolina LGBTQ Elected Officials Discuss HB2 Vs. House Bill 142
When UNC’s LGBTQ Representation and Rights Research Initiative first invited a panel of LGBT elected officials to speak on campus, House Bill 2 was still fully enacted. But, by the time the April 7 event – which was held at...
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