North Carolina Chamber of Commerce ignores overwhelming outcry from business community as 200+ CEOs and major business leaders now call for repeal of HB2 Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality NC blasted the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce for calling for unacceptable, partial solutions to the tremendous damage[Read More…]
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ACLU And Lambda Legal Support DoJ Lawsuit Against North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory challenging House Bill 2, a law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their gender identity. Earlier today, McCrory had filed a lawsuit[Read More…]
ACLU And Lambda Legal Statement On North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discriminatory law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their[Read More…]
ACLU Sues To Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law
Jackson, Miss.-(ENEWSPF)- The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi today filed a lawsuit to challenge an anti-LGBT law passed this spring that allows public officials and businesses to refuse to serve gay and transgender individuals. The lawsuit, which targets the registrar of vital records, was filed on behalf[Read More…]
HRC & Equality NC Respond to Gov. McCrory’s Reckless Lawsuit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality NC issued the following statements in response to the news that Governor Pat McCrory has filed a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “North Carolina’s HB2 law is blatantly unconstitutional and violates federal civil rights law,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The Department of[Read More…]
Pat McCrory’s Hypocrisy: Forces Through HB2 in Hours, Now Asks DOJ For More Time
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On May 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality North Carolina, released the following statement on North Carolina after Gov. Pat McCrory said on Fox News Sunday that he requested more time from the Department of[Read More…]
HRC Hails Suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
Montgomery, AL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 7, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama’s suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, for his consistent defiance of pro-marriage equality federal rulings in the state. “Roy[Read More…]
Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Monday, at a press conference in Raleigh, NC, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality NC, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and Campus Pride blasted Governor Pat McCrory for filing a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “There’s been bipartisan opposition to bills like HB2 for good reason. It is[Read More…]
HRC and Equality NC Urge UNC Leadership to Reject HB2 and Comply with Federal Civil Rights Law
LGBT civil rights organizations call on university leaders to do the right thing: protect the wellbeing of students, avoid loss of billions in federal funding Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC have sent letters to chancellors and presidents of the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Community[Read More…]
HRC Announces Fellowships for 10 Young Nonprofit Leaders Working to End HIV in America
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced its selection of 10 outstanding, young community-based leaders for a nine-month fellowship providing high-level training to elevate their work ending HIV in hard-hit U.S. communities.[Read More…]
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