Top North Carolina LGBT Advocate Takes New Washington Job
A gay-rights advocate and former legislator who helped lead the fight against North Carolina's House Bill 2 is leaving Equality North Carolina and heading to Washington.
A gay-rights advocate and former legislator who helped lead the fight against North Carolina's House Bill 2 is leaving Equality North Carolina and heading to Washington.
The decision comes less than two days after the NCAA moved tournament games out of the state.
The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to HB2.
North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2, best known for its so-called “bathroom provision,” is in the national spotlight once again.
The fallout from House Bill 2 continues in North Carolina as companies, musicians, and other groups are boycotting the state.
California-based PayPal has withdrawn plans for an expansion into Charlotte because of North Carolina's new law limiting legal protections for LGBT people.