The “Save Women’s Sports Act” or House Bill 538 introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly last week would prevent trans youth and women from competing in sports which do not align to the gender on their birth certificate. North Carolina is the 30th state to introduce the bill.
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One Chapel Hill nonprofit is working to make sexuality education more LGBTQ inclusive for local high school students.
Read MoreFollowing 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 MoreDomestic 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 MoreAccording 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 MoreBoth 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 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’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 MoreCarrboro 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 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,...
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