After election, new challenges and opportunities for Charlotte LGBT community
November’s general election day has come and gone. For two cities in particular — Charlotte and Houston — a lot was riding on this year’s general election for LGBT voters on the municipal level....
View ArticleToilet talk: A historical primer on bathroom politics
Academics, pundits, journalists and advocates have all weighed in on the recent defeat of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). I did so, too, taking particular note on the issue of transgender...
View ArticleKKK group opposing Jacksonville LGBT ordinance has N.C. ties
A Ku Klux Klan group distributing fliers in Jacksonville, Fla., neighborhoods — as that city continues to debate an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance — has ties to North Carolina. Fliers...
View ArticleSmall-town newspaper defends trans students
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory caused a splash last week when he went on the political attack against gubernatorial opponent Roy Cooper. The bait? Transgender students and their use of restrooms....
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