Tag Archives: Pat McCrory

Texas becomes second state to sue Federal Government over “bathroom bill.”   Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration on behalf of nearly a dozen states following its directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity. Arizona. …

Conservative governor tells GOP delegates “Obama is turning bathrooms into courtrooms issues. I want you to know, I am working with the governor of North Carolina, and we are going to fight back.”   On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, Texas Governor Greg Abbott had something peculiar to say …

Brave mother confidently destroys the GOP argument that gender identity is simply a man “saying he feels like a woman today”   Hope Tyler, mother to a transgender teen in North Carolina, is a brave woman, and tired of GOP lawmakers continuing to stigmatize her child and the trans community. Speaking …

Over the last few weeks, passionate arguments have been made in support of or against House Bill 2, the bill that requires transgender people in North Carolina to use the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. I even saw a long, eloquent post on an acquaintance’s Facebook …

Responding in the wake of the Department of Justice’s counter-suit against North Carolina, NC Gov. says federal government should undo hallmark legislation of the 1960s. This is how it starts. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is still refusing to admit that his “bathroom bill” – the law known formally as …

Files suit in response to the Justice Department’s notification that HB2 violates Civil Rights Act, Title IX Responding to an official letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) notifying North Carolina that House Bill 2 (HB2), more commonly known as the “Bathroom Bill,” was in direct violation of the …

Top GOP leaders say they aren’t phased by DOJ’s threat to pull upwards of $800 million annually in federal funding State GOP leaders in North Carolina said Thursday that they are refusing to back down from the now infamous HB2 (more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill”), a law regulating …

Department giving officials until Monday to address “the situation” U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) officials notified Governor Pat McCrory earlier today to officially inform him that House Bill 2 – more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill” – violates the U. S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. In their notification, the …

Police say she isn’t dressed the way a woman “is supposed to dress.” A video showing an unidentified woman being forcibly removed by police officers in North Carolina for “not looking like a woman” is rapidly going viral in the wake of HB2 and the so-called “Bathroom Bills” of North …

A new era of voter suppression post-Voting Rights Act. A federal judge on Monday afternoon upheld systemic GOP-passed changes to voter eligibility in North Carolina elections, including an enormously controversial voter identification provision that civil rights groups insist unfairly targets black Americans, minority populations, and economically disparaged demographics statewide. It is believed …

Company issues official statement titled “Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity” As states and school districts across the country in GOP controlled legislatures grapple with laws and ordinances stipulating transgender bathroom – among other legalized discrimination under the guise of “Religious Liberty,” – one multinational retail giant is standing in solidarity against bigotry …

The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau has reported that cancellations events in Wake County have cancelled at a rate four times higher than usual over the past seven days. The cancellations, which will come as a hit to the North Carolina economy, have been traced to the fallout over …

In a press release Tuesday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said that he has signed a new executive order to protect workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The governor also released a video statement on Executive Order 93. Breaking: NC Gov McCrory signs executive order …

Deutsche Bank, the leading bank of Germany, announced on Tuesday that it is freezing plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, including plans to create 250 more jobs at its Cary location. #DeutscheBank is proud to stand in support of #LGBT equality #HB2 https://t.co/409l9ZPX0I pic.twitter.com/7EG7Mioj0N — Deutsche Bank (@DeutscheBank) …

South Carolina has followed Mississippi, whose governor signed a similar bill on Tuesday, in an attempt to become the latest state to force transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to the gender on their birth certificates. S. 1203, South Carolina's transgender bathroom bill, goes before a cmte, chaired by a …